{"id":1422,"date":"2011-12-29T20:27:13","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T10:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mindtomind.com\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2016-11-05T01:06:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T06:06:18","slug":"combat-post-holiday-depression-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/combat-post-holiday-depression-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Combat Post Holiday Depression – SMILE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combat Depression \u2013 Smile!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Here you are again at the end of another year, and guess what? It always ends up the same way for you. Once the event is over, you are depressed<\/strong>. The air has been left out of your balloon; you are down in the dumps<\/strong>… Viva<\/strong> pass\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The lead-up to your event you have planned so much for, given so much energy towards, and looked forward to for so long has finally arrived… and is over. All the preparation, the anxiety that everything will turn out right, that everyone will \u201cget along\u201d. Ha! All the energy you have poured into creating the perfect event has left you flat in the aftermath.<\/p>\n

Depressed<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

So, now you are depressed. Are you just going to stay depressed? Or are you going to do something about it?<\/p>\n

Initiative<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

One of the easiest ways to pull yourself out of the doldrums<\/strong> is to give yourself a task that you can really sink your teeth into. When was the last time you did anything different, or new?<\/p>\n

Paradigms<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Look at your life; the routine of the things you do each day, the types of people you are around, the beliefs and opinions you support. All of those limit you in what is referred to your \u201cparadigm<\/strong>\u201d. Your paradigm is your version of reality; your \u201cmatrix<\/strong>\u201d. Most people do not do anything different from day to day.<\/p>\n

Carpe Diem!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Seize the day!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Time is of the essence<\/strong>. Time is too short<\/strong> to stay depressed. Do something different. Don\u2019t hesitate. Experience something new. Learn something you never knew before. Meet some new people. Start right now. Make a list of 10 things you would like to do, that you would not normally do. Pick 1 or 2 of them and get started.<\/p>\n

Results of your actions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

It will make you feel great!<\/span> Once you start accomplishing your new directions, you will get a good feeling; a feeling of self-worth and self-esteem. A feeling of \u201cI am Alive!\u201d You will feel better about yourself and the world you live in. Be prepared to leave your depression<\/strong> behind.<\/p>\n

Great Things Happen Here!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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