3 Simple Happiness Boosters

Posted on by theageofthediary

No matter how trendy, deep, or powerful sadness is, I’ve always kept it out of my creative life. Unlike other artists who thrive under near-death depression or achieve cathartic release by ranting, I experience sadness as paralysis. I can’t write. I can’t think. I can only get creative when I am in a state of happiness–a condition that ranges from euphoria to peaceful contentment.

Now that I work as a writer, it has become more important to maintain my positive state of mind. That is why I’ve come up with three quick fixes to any bad mood:

1. Happy writing

As I said in I am a happy artist, writing about happy things gets me through sadness. It lets me shift my attention to something more positive, reminds me of all the good things I have in life, and eventually helps me to recover.

2. Walking

I love walking around our village. Most of the time I walk with my mom. Not only does exercise trigger endorphins,  but seeing the green shrubs and trees also relaxes me.

3. Fixing my room

Although my room is a testament of organized chaos, sometimes I get obsessed with cleaning my room and arranging things. Ever since my mother told me that someone’s room is a reflection of that person’s mind, cleaning up my room became a symbolic way of clearing my mind.

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