Improve Your Day with a Happy Thought

We’ve all had those days - you oversleep, your day is full of meetings so you aren’t as productive as you know you should have been, you work late, you don’t have time to go to the gym, when you get home there is nothing in the fridge to cook and the kids are screaming. You know - THOSE days. Amongst the hustle and bustle of today’s fast paced society, downtime is a luxury - a luxury that when absent from daily life leads to conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression.

To help combat those days, Dr. Jerry Teplitz , doctor of holistic health sciences, developed a relaxation and enjoyment regimen based on anti stress techniques such as meditation . Says Teplitz, “If you’re in a job, if you’re a homemaker, if you’re taking care of kids or whatever you’re doing that disaster day, the last four hours are not productive. You’re not effectively communicating and you’re not fun to be around. When all that switches, you can get more done, your stress level is lower, you’re more effective in communicating and you’re more fun to be around.” For stress relief and a more positive outlook on life, Teplitz recommends exercise and meditation twice per day. The next time you’re having one of those days, meditate or think a happy thought - it just might provide you with the silver lining to the cloud that darkened your day.

Written by: Donnell Peavy