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A Joy Chasing Strategy For When You Feel Down

Posted on the 06 April 2015 by Chasingjoy @chasing_joy
Ugh.. I have been have been feeling stressed and down lately. Some of it is from real life, as real life can sometimes be stressful and disappointing, but a big part of it is a side effect from a medication that I have to take. Luckily I won't be on the medication for long. To combat these negative feelings I will turn to one of my Joy Chasing strategies.
  

Count Your Blessings When Feeling Down to Feel Better

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Now is the perfect time to add to my list of 1000 gratitudes.
Find 1 through 22 here.

23. Pedicures

24. Sleeping Late
25. Peanut (my cat)
26. Polka Dots (I love wearing them)
27. Sequence and other bling
28. Family Recopies
29. Coach purses
30. The Single Mother By Choice community
31. Modern Reproductive Medicine
32. Ceiling Fans
33. The Daily Bread devotionals
34. A Flexible work schedule
35. Salvation
36. Prayer
37. White gold and silver jewelry
38. Work bonuses
39. Blogging
40. My mom's support of my journey to becoming a mom.  

I am thankful or all of the things on the list plus many many more.  When things are tough these are  the things that I can think about and smile.  These are the things I can think about and feel blessed.  

What are some things that you can think about to smile and feel blessed when you are going through a tough time?  What are some non-obvious things that you are thankful for?

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