22 Ways to Stop Being Grumpy

1. Get together with a therapist or a friend and hash it out with them.
2. Invest in some self-improvement books from the second-hand store or bookstore or library.
3. Invest in an exercise regime at least 3 times per week, and walk between 15 and 30 minutes each day. Come home alive, excited for the day and knowing that you are getting your tushie into shape.
4. Get a foot massage, if you can’t afford it, get your partner to do it for you and do his or hers in return.
5. Go see a chiropractor and realign that skeleton of yours. ( You can’t afford not to.)
6. Enroll in a Yoga class at least once per week.  If you can’t afford Yoga class, do it at home.
7. Get enough sleep - at least 7 hours per night.
8. Set aside some "YOU" time each and every day - whether you read, nap, eat or walk is irrelevant, but do it for YOU.
9. Take some time to open up the "luggage" you have carted with you all these years and examine it.  Have a couple of glasses of wine or visit a therapist if necessary, then throw away all the unnecessary rubbish that has been clogging up your Louis Vuitton travel bags all these years and walk on down the path of life, lighter and happier.
10. Set aside one night per week when you and your partner have a night out on your own where you are forbidden to talk about problems.  You are allowed to act like when you first fell in love and be as silly as possible.
11. Set aside specific family time on the weekends to walk with your children, through a forest, in the village or somewhere immersed in nature…teach them about silence, and just drinking in the power and energy that Mother Nature has to offer.
12. Read one inspiring book per month.
13. Do something for others in need every month:  volunteer with a local charity or fundraising group and get down with others in need.  Thank God for all your blessings.
14. Start a Gratitude Journal where you write how thankful and grateful you are every day about at least one part of your life.
15. Start to see yourself from a distance and appreciate all of your positive aspects….then start to love yourself for the positive and negative as if you were a relative or friend who needed a whole lot of love in order to heal.
16. Start a group where you meet once a week and talk about gratitude and blessings in your lives.
17. Visit the local animal welfare society and take the dogs for a walk or offer to volunteer for an hour.  There is nothing like animal love to make you feel great.
18. Stop whining at your partner.  Instead, when you feel a surge of anger or frustration, write it down in a separate journal.  Then take some deep breaths, tell yourself it will pass and go back and read what you wrote the next day.  You will be surprised at how irrational your thoughts appeared to be.  On the other hand, if you really are having problems in your marriage or family, get help immediately through community, church or private therapy.
19. Find out what you are passionate about and start to commit yourself to achieving in this area.
20. When your partner or children speak to you, make eye contact with them, and LISTEN to them.  Acknowledge what they are saying by nodding, saying "Yes" and then, when they have finished, ask them if they would like your opinion.
21. Start complimenting your partner and children for whatever they do at school or at work or at home. Be sure to acknowledge their accomplishment.
22. Acknowledge yourself by taking some time to do something you enjoy, whether it’s going for a walk alone, going shopping or visiting a friend.

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