Every now and then, we tend to feel bad about the situation we are in, irrespective of our age. We need our scope of control back… but things are different now.. so, feeling sad is normal.. some tips to try when you are feeling sad…

Sometimes doing a different activity cheers us up and changes our perspective.. only focusing on that here…

1. Video call your friends, family, relatives – someone whom you have not spoken to in a long time
2. Plan and watch same movies and make up a quiz or challenge and discuss about it
3. Cry over your homework (or work at home) together over a phone call or video call
4. Help at-risk neighbors with groceries, while taking proper precautions
5. Try cooking the same dish amongst your friends / circle and choose the winner
6. Buddy up for daily workouts
7. Plant seeds and compete over whose plants are growing and growing well
8. Video game wars
9. Share one stencil of an art form (like Mandalas, Warli art, Zentangle etc) and see who can make it best
10. Reach out to your friends and see who is not connected with the group and ensure they are safe
11. Look through your pantry and see what items can be donated to the local community pantry to help those in need
12. Lip sync with actors on a new show (preferably a different language) and make up a story as you go
13. Play charades over a video call
14. Combine a variety of juices together and share how it tastes with your friends
15. Setup a worst dish made contest or participate in one amongst your circle
16. Write a blog about you feel
17. Check on your teachers on their well being
18. Play a musical instrument – plenty of notes available online
19. Read a book aloud with your friends
20. Play google doodle games
21. Re-decorate your room / desk
22. Make something to show your appreciation for your parents
23. Try to carve a fruit
24. Try Origami
25. Pencil sketches are fun
26. Color your desk
27. Paint your room
28. Make new curtains from your old clothes
29. Try Ribbon embroidery
30. Setup your yard
31. Pick a book that you have never read before and see if you are able to read it now
32. Make a list of your favorite books, games, movies, songs
33. Check your emails and delete the old promotional ones taking up so much of space
34. Sort out your pictures on your mobile devices and print few to hang them on your walls
35. What is the best quote that describes you today – share that with your friends
36. Watch an emotional movie or TV series and let the emotions flow
37. … and so on 🙂

Some days go by just like that, some days are tough – just like life! There will be ups and downs. When you are feeling low or sad, the above will help you cheer up and get to see a different perspective. If you are continuing to feel sad, try to write down your emotions or talk to someone. It helps. Getting it out helps.. whichever be the form – talking or writing it down. Feeling sad and grieving is necessary to accept where we are and for us to move forward.