Feeling Good (For No Reason At All)

What if you could feel good for no reason at all?

While we’re not usually taught this idea in our western culture, it’s actually okay to feel good for no reason at all. Why should you wait for something external to trigger good feelings? Surely, you’ve woken up in the morning and felt like jumping out of bed for seemingly no reason at all. You’ve probably also woken up wanting to stay in bed, even though there was really no reason to feel that way.

These feelings may seem to happen spontaneously. Even though they seem to happen for no reason at all, do you think there’s any way to tip the scale to help you feel good more often?

To be sure, there seems to be a direct correlation between events triggering the way you feel. But how direct is the correlation? Think about a time when you’ve wanted something very badly and you are giddy with anticipation. How do you feel NOW as you think about it?

Now think about the last time you felt very badly about something. How would you feel if you looked around to see someone else worse off? Would you feel at least a little better, even though moments ago you were feeling badly.

The truth is that your mood changes constantly and independently of the going on. It’s also true there are some things you can do to deliberately change your mood. Whether it means putting on a song you really like, or running, or even just smiling and laughing for no reason at all—just doing something like that will change your mood. The change may be slight, and it may not last very long, but your mood changes, nonetheless. And the more often you do tiny little things to change your mood for the better, the more natural it becomes. You’ll soon be the envy of those around you who grumble about their circumstances. You know better than that, because you can make yourself feel good for any reason of your choosing(or, for no reason at all).