Hi Guys!! Are you anything like me?? Do you in need of some mood booster from time to time? I wish I could be a happy and positive person 24*7 that not realistic. One of the harsh but true realities of life is that not every day is going to be a good day. Even if you don’t live with a mental health issue like depression, your mood is bound to fluctuate.

Nowadays we suffer through depressions, anxiety and various problems due to our daily habits which can be beneficial as well as detrimental for ourselves. It is normal to own bad days. You don’t have to push yourself to feel better or defeat your difficult emotions. I’m a big believer in feeling your feelings and listening to your thoughts before you take any steps to help yourself feel better. I know from experience how much more powerful and effective this is than neglecting your thoughts and sensations. But of course, no one wants to stay attached in a bad mood forever. Most importantly, we must obtain some daily mood booster habits to boost up our mood and stay positive but before that, we should know ‘What is a HABIT?’.

A habit is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and subconsciously, tends to opt-in our daily life. So there are some daily habits which if we practice which can, not only boost up your mood but also helps us to keep healthy and stay fit.

So, are you ready to use your habits? Then read on some daily habits which will boost your mood.

Exercising first thing in the morning enhances your mood by boosting self-esteem and confidence. And even a small amount of exercise can give you a healthy mood booster. We are so engaged in various activities and works that we forget thirty to forty-five minutes of daily exercise can help us to stay healthy as well as helps us to feel better. While exercising, our body releases a hormone called endorphin which is a brain chemical that reduces pain in our body and also triggers the mind to stay positive. Brain chemicals play a major role to balance our mood.

Health Benifits:

There are several benefits of exercise like first of all it reduces fat, it increases our self-confidence, helps in the proper functioning of heart, reduces anxiety, helps to keep our mind fresh and also acts as an anti-depressant.

So, exercising will give your mind and your body a boost. So it’s worth a shot to do your best to make moving your body a daily habits. Hence, Go for a walk, lift weights, dust off that old yoga mat, whatever makes you feel the best. Moving your body will make you a happier person all around.

The definition of good music varies from person to person. For some It’s maybe all about being unique on the other hand, it can also be being innovative. A music lover can relate how music acts as a stress reliever and mood booster. Hence, researchers have found that how music can be used as therapy and can give the best outcome. Music therapy is used for several causes starting from relieving stress to improve your physical and mental health. So, let us spare some time for ourselves to create a playlist and boost our mood.

Some recommended headphones for you.

Before practicing self- love, we should know what self-love is. Self-love means nurture oneself and holding oneself in high esteem. If we are not able to love and respect ourselves, how can we expect anyone else to do the same? Once we start loving ourselves, we will start getting positive vibes from our own, which will automatically work as a mood booster. There are several ways to practice self-love like surrounding oneself with people who encourage and pass positive vibes, complementing our own, stop comparison with one another and most importantly to find a reason to thank every day. However, make a list of all the positive things about yourself and your situation, keep it with you, and read it several times a day. However, sometimes you may be feeling bad, remember that you have not always felt this way, and will not always feel this way.

So, Happiness is a choice and we are meant to be happy, light, positive. Hence, make daily habits to listen to what makes you happy.

It is been proven that we get twice the happiness when someone else is happy, and the reason is us than we do something for ourselves. Volunteering has several benefits, as it gives us a purpose to serve, decrease depression, and explore new people and creating a new bond. So, one practice with several benefits to cherish ourselves and the world. Different people have different ways to help others some like helping the voiceless strays, some going out to a Non-government organization and helping street children. So we need to find what we are passionate about and start helping others, it will not only make you happy but also help you to make the world a better place.

Even just a quick communication with someone you love and trust can enhance your mood for the rest of the day. Seeing good things in others will help you start to see good things in yourself. Who knows, you may get an unexpected compliment.

Lack of sleep can make a person feel crotchety the next day thereafter spoiling the whole day. Plenty amount of sleep is necessary to give our brain time to think and react accordingly. Science says that lack of sleep may result in depression and mood swings which affect our daily activities as it tends to increase negative emotional reactions and lessen the positive one. Seven to eight hours of sleep is compulsory to keep ourselves healthy and boost our mood. So, enough sleep is necessary to boost our mood. However,  It is also important to not force sleep if you can’t sleep after 20-30 minutes, it might be best to get up and focus on an activity with minimal light until you feel tired.

There are some tips about Sleeping:

• Go to bed every day at the same time
• Avoid bright screens within 1 hour of your bedtime
• Flight mode on
• Avoid big meals before bedtime

Meditation is the act of sitting in silence while trying to turn your brain off. Meditation has both psychological and physical benefits. Thirty to forty-five minutes of meditation can change your life. It increases your memory, emotional stability, ability to make decisions, increases positive thinking, and most importantly it helps to connect with oneself. It also gives you some much-needed self-reflection and alone time. Hence, automatically a great change can be noticed in the living and our mood. All you need to do to meditate is sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes, clear your mind as much as you can and focus on your breathing. The more we meditate, the more we can find what we like and what we dislike. It also increases empathy towards others and controls our feelings. Hence, gradually decreasing our depression and work as a mood booster.

In the 21st century, every one of us is addicted to gadgets. Why shouldn’t we be? Of course, it’s the most required thing in our day to day activities. We are blind without gadgets like phones, laptops, TV and so on. But these can be harmful at times too. Science says to cut off the screens at least before thirty minutes to sleep as it emits a blue light which is not only harmful to our eyesight but also for our brain. These blue lights suppress the secretion of melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. This interrupts our sleep and spontaneously affecting our mood.

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