Five Ways to Combat the Blues and Win by Mike Moore

2. Thought Replacement

If the blues come from our negative thoughts and

we are able to control the thoughts we have then

whenever we have a fearful, disturbing, lonely ,or

depressing thought visualize it leaving your mind

and being replaced by a happier more enjoyable

one. Create a bank of happy, pleasant thoughts to

use as replacements.

3. Forget yourself in the service of others.

I think it was Tennyson who said “ We must lose

ourselves in action lest we wither is despair.” He

was suffering the loss of a dear friend and found

that serving others helped him forget his grief

for awhile and helped him heal. There is nothing

more effective than forgetting yourself in the

service of other to banish the blues. “ I had the

blues because I had no shoes when upon the street

I met a man who had no feet.”

4. Learn how to relax.

Frequently the blues make an appearance when we

are stressed and over-extended. Physical and

mental relaxation help restore calmness and peace

to our frantic lives and in the process enhance

our resistance to the blues. By the way laughter

is an excellent way to cut stress in half and

promote healing relaxation. It is impossible to

worry when we laugh and worry is one of the major

stress inducers.

5. Look for the comedy in your chaos.

Funny things happen to us everyday. When they do

most of us give a brief chuckle and move on with

life. In my book “ Light Up With Laughter” I teach

the art of “Mining the Moment” whereby I encourage

my readers to extract every ounce of humor from

the funny things that happen to us daily. When you

do this and give yourself permission to laugh

heartily and enjoy fully you reap the many

therapeutic benefits laughter provides. It helps

to constantly recall that life is just too serious

to be taken seriously.

As the song says,the blues come to us all now and

then. They are just part of the human condition.

The next time you have the blues try some of these

suggestions and experience how you too can combat

the blues and win.

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Mike Moore is an international speaker on “ Humor

and Stress Management”, Humor in the Workplace”

and “ Humor and Human Potential” His articles and

cartoons have appeared in publications throughout

Canada and the USA.

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BIO:

Mike Moore is an international speaker/ humorist whose articles and cartoons have appeared in publications throughout Canada and the USA.

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