16 ways to calm yourself when life is getting tough

1. Walk

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2. Indulge

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3. Be generous

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4. Sit in a coffee shop

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5. Educate yourself

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6. Preparation

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7. Strengths

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8. Keep going forward

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9. Revisit an old hobby

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10. Prioritize

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11. Sleep

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12. Be silly

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13. Cry

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14. Check your self-talk

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15. Journal

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16. Remind yourself that life is a journey.

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Thanks for reading.

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16 ways to calm yourself when life is getting tough

1. Walk

Walking helps clear your mind. It offers you a different perspective.

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2. Indulge

Take a day off to spend a whole day exactly what you want.

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3. Be generous

Give something to a total stranger. Acts of giving make us feel warm and fuzzy inside.

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4. Sit in a coffee shop

Or a busy street and soak up your surroundings. You don't have to talk to people.

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5. Educate yourself

Research what it is you are experiencing. Arm yourself with knowledge and the resource to tackle the problems head on.

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6. Preparation

Write the day to day list the evening before.

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7. Strengths

Write down a list of 20 of your strengths.

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8. Keep going forward

Keep taking small steps, no matter what. Being stagnant doesn't serve you.

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9. Revisit an old hobby

If you don't have one, create one.

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10. Prioritize

Decide what's important right now. Say no to extra obligations.

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11. Sleep

Get enough rest. Sleep 7-9 hours each night.

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12. Be silly

Do something that you did as a child. Don't take life too seriously.

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13. Cry

Release all that emotion. You will feel better.

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14. Check your self-talk

Negative self-talk doesn't serve you.

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15. Journal

Develop a habit of journaling. Thus will help you free your mind.

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16. Remind yourself that life is a journey.

Remember that what you are going through is temporary. It will pass.

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