Make something! Part One

Another suggestion that was made about how to shift our mood when we feel out of sorts was to ‘make something.’ Now that was a suggestion I had never heard before! As I have been reflecting on that, I realized that it too is true for me.

When I feel out of sorts, something that can really help me is to sit down at my art table and make a card. I have a package of handmade Japanese stencilled papers that I purchased from our local art gallery. I will look through the package, choose a design that appeals to me and then cut out a piece in the shape of a circle, a square, a rectangle or a heart and glue it onto a piece of plain white, beige or pink blank cards that I have purchased from Michael’s in advance. There is something so soothing about engaging with the beautiful Japanese paper in this way, and doing so reliably picks up my mood.

Sometimes making dinner from scratch, like homemade macaroni and cheese, is helpful, or baking a batch of cookies, especially with the idea in mind of sharing them with others becomes ‘making something’ which will help to transform a low mood.

If I combine ‘making something’ with listening to a favourite CD, that seems to work even better!

Have you found that making something helps you transform a low mood? I know I had never thought directly about it before, but now that it’s been brought to my attention, I hope that I can consciously choose to make something when I feel out of sorts. I hope this will work for you too!