Have you ever been in one of those moods where you felt you could have helped someone but due to certain restrictions, you couldn't?
I've been in an awkwardly unbalanced array of moods for the past two days and I never really sat back to appeal to my emotions. A glance at the #kiss blogging ideas for this week made me think deeply because the answers I come up with would be an antidote to my recent mood. I'd be sharing with you the reason for the recent mood I've been in shortly.
Once in a while, we fall off track and into a state of instability. The feeling may be different with other people but whenever I personally feel unbalanced, my mood is usually terrible. Fatigue sets in when I haven't even done anything in the actual sense. I feel reluctant to carry out my daily activities which are usually a walk over for me. Laying on the bed feels too tiring and sitting up feels even worse.
As a student nurse, I try to actively play my role in the betterment of society and whenever things get out of control, my mood is greatly affected. I had a casual and rather spontaneous conversation with a critically ill person and when I got some diagnosis from the person, I immediately went in search of the doctors I thought could be of help. The patient was clearly in pain and the fact that the few doctors she had personally come across weren't helping matters just pummelled me the more.
However, the few doctors I conversed with stated clearly that they couldn't do anything about it and they also stated their justifiable reasons.
This scenario isn't supposed to get to me but somehow, it did. I know that I did the best I could but it felt like my best wasn't enough. This has been the major reason behind my terrible mood for the past two days. In such cases, what are the mindful activities I do to help balance and stabilise my mood? The keywords there are 'balance' and 'stabilise'. I point out the keywords to remind us that certain moods cannot be totally eradicated, rather, they can be simmered down or stabilised.
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Appreciating Little Efforts.
This is one of the mindful activities I engage in. When we have so much on our plates and things do not make sense anymore, we usually fail to recognize and appreciate our little efforts.
It took some time but I realised that I never really appreciated the little efforts I mustered. It can be terribly heartbreaking when all the effort you muster turns out hopeless but this doesn't mean that we shouldn't appreciate these efforts and possibly work towards making better efforts next time.
Disconnecting From Screens.
The world has rapidly changed to one where a majority of our days are spent on screens; from television screens to phone screens. There are screens basically everywhere and even if we may not mentally accept it, too much screen time is hazardous. Sadly, I usually only remember this whenever I'm in a terrible mood.
To help balance my mood, I totally avoid screens. This is never an easy one as it entails postponing all the major activities I have to do online, but I see it as a small price to pay for my sanity. During this time, I engage in other offline activities that I actually enjoy doing. Disconnecting from screens has always proved very helpful as a mood booster.
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Chores.
This may be the most ludicrous thing I do whenever I try to balance my mood but somehow, it helps to get my mind off all the numerous things I could possibly be thinking off.
It's amusing how I absolutely abhored doing certain chores when I was younger but now I run to them for solace. Sometimes, I redo already done chores. There is this soothing feeling that comes with washing the dishes or rearranging certain things. This way, I'm killing two birds with one stone; creating a mood balance and also enhancing cleanliness.
The aforementioned are a few activities that help me maintain stability whenever I feel I'm not on track. This may differ with persons as we all have different personalities. However, in the end, our activities should lead to appealing to our emotions and consequently trying to maintain a clear head.
Love, Wongi 🌼
