Giving appreciations, praise, and gratitudes feels good and puts good vibes in the environment.

Giving appreciations, praise, and gratitudes feels good and puts good vibes in the environment.

We have a choice at every moment. We can engage in sadness, anger or fear or we can choose joy, love, and peace.

In a place that feels safe and private, constructively express your sadness by allowing yourself to cry. While crying, acknowledge your hurts and losses. Don't indulge any negative thoughts about yourself. Just keep telling yourself, "I'm fine. It's okay to cry. I just feel sad." You'll immediately feel washed clean, even joyful.

Making sweeping statements such as 'no sweets ever again' has never worked before, and it's not going to work now. You'll get quickly overwhelmed and punt on any positive momentum you created.

When you feel victimized or sad, just allow yourself to cry; you'll feel better and have more room to experience joy.

Whenever we criticize ourselves, we compound the issue.