Inviting Positive Energy When Everything Feels Bleak

With winter approaching, it is the perfect time to talk about focusing on positive energy. With the cold weather and darker evenings, it is common to start to feel the winter blues. Feelings of lethargy and general low mood begin to creep in, and it is all too easy to let this affect your ability to enjoy life to its fullest. Not only that, but if you are experiencing a major change in your life where the outlook isn’t currently looking too great, it can be a lot harder to maintain your positivity. With that in mind, here are a few things you can do to help restore the hope you thought was lost.

Reconnect with Nature

Nature is good for the body and soul. As humans, we have always found nature to be a place of healing and personal growth. Studies have shown that evolution may explain why we often feel the need to be in a natural environment, and these same studies have also shown that reconnecting with nature has benefits for our social, emotional, and psychological life. Even the simple act of viewing pictures of natural environments can help bring about positive thoughts, so step out of your office, ditch the car, and take a walk through the local park.

Use the Power of Prayer

The best way to alleviate feelings of stress and negativity is to find meaning in it. Whether this is through prayer or meditation, the best thing you can do is focus on the divine support system that surrounds you. Understanding quantum healing is something else you can consider to help you connect with the energy of your mind, remove the block that is causing these feelings of negativity, and find your healing path.

Listen to Music

Countless studies have shown that listening to music can have an impact on your mood. However, whereas most people try to choose something more upbeat, assuming this will help them feel better, research has shown that listening to sad music can help too. This is because the sad music can feel almost like a sympathetic ear when you don’t have anyone to talk to that truly understands what you are going through. This is one of the easiest tips you can use to help invite in positive energy; simply stop what you are doing and put on your favorite sad song.

Ask for Help

When your life doesn’t seem to be heading in the right direction, don’t assume that you are alone in your struggles. Reach out to your support system, including friends, family and even neighbors. Some of them may want to lend a helping hand but simply don’t know how to go about offering it. Ask for their help, advice, and guidance, and it may be just what you needed to put you back on the right path. Even if you feel you don’t have any friends or family close by to reach out to, there are plenty of other support systems out there that you can make use of, such as online mental health forums and community gatherings in your local area.

Make a Fresh Start

This may sound a little drastic, but if you have tried everything and nothing seems to be helping, it may be that you need a change of surroundings. If where you currently live brings about bad memories and feelings of negativity, those are unlikely to go away. A fresh start when everything currently feels bleak can help you heal much faster. If it is not possible to move houses, consider completely changing your interior and adding in positivity-inducing elements such as plants, light, and different textures. 

Hopefully, this list has given you some ideas of what to do when your life isn’t going according to plan. Just remember, you will reach the other side.