Pick Your Mood Up with Classic Tunes

What songs make you happy?

It cannot be any secret that music affects our mood. A sad song can be cathartic, but some tunes are just heaven sent to pick us up when we are blue. I have found that a lot of people have trouble with moods in the period before New Year’s. The holiday season is winding down, and a lot of us are thinking about all of those bills that will come in Janurary, or maybe just some goals we did not meet in 2009! Hey, I certainly have my share of those!

Besides the classic Bob Maley song, Don’t Worry be Happy, what else picks you up when you are blue? I have my own personal favorites, and I’d like to share them here.

• Joan Armatrading – Me Myself I
• Jackson Browne – The Fuse
• Warren Zevon – Looking for the Next Best Thing
• >Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah

OK, that’s my short list. Of course, I could probably come up with dozens, if not hundreds more. I guess these songs help me because they are about overcoming an imperfect, or awful, situation, and not just about “walking on sunshine”.

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Ways To Boost Your Mood Naturally

Sometimes it seems like a low energy level and trouble with moods are considered a natural part of aging, especially with women. But it may not just be your age that’s got you down. It may be the lack of some things you used to get when you were younger that are slowing you up while taking you down. Here are some common sense things to try to get back in the groove!

Exercise- You don’t have to start playing competitive tennis or warm up for marathons. A short walk around the block or 20 minutes on that exercise bicycle you have buried under a pile of clothes may be enough perk you up. You may also give yourself the benefit of added sunlight and vitamin D which may be lacking, and that lack can affect your mood.

Sleep- Lots of us do not allow ourselves to get enough sleep. Force yourself to get to bed on time. Treat yourself to a nap if you can. You may be surprised by how much an extra 20 minutes of sleep a day will benefit you.  You can become sleep deprived, over time, by skipping a very short amount of sleep time. Symptoms may be sublte, but as we all know,  feeling cranky is a big clue that you could use more time with the Sandman.

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