Tools for Optimizing Emotional & Mental Wellness

Look around your room and identify what you see, hear and feel

Pay close attention to your breath and what it feels like to breathe

Play with an infant or a pet

Notice what your hands feel like from the "inside"

Sing a song, draw a picture, play with clay

Work in the garden, take a walk

Once you are back in the present, notice the words that you use. Words color your mood the same way that paint colors a room. The unconscious hears only the literal meaning of words and sets out to give you what you have asked for.

Answer "How are you?" with "Great" instead of "Not too bad". Substitute "Paying my bills is a challenge" for "Paying my bills gives me a headache". Use "I'll remember that name in a moment" instead of "I can't remember that name". Set up your expectation for success and happines by choosing your words carefully.