More than ever I am feeling so blessed for the unexpected gifts that clinical depression and seasonal depression had given me. The silver lining is that over many years these mental health challenges led me to tools, methods and lifestyle changes that helped rewire my brain and rebuilt my life and work for the better. So to everyone who is struggling with the unexpected life changes of isolation and quarantine I sincerely hope you are open to recognizing the positives in the negatives of your situations.
For example, clutter greatly affects brain health so this is the perfect time to declutter your home. As mentioned in previous posts, I continue to declutter different areas of my home a little each day that include: clearing kitchen cupboards, freezer and sorting through piles of magazines and year worth of miscellaneous paper accumulation. I’ve also started a collection of clothes and other items to donate to thrift stores when they re-open again. And the cleaner my space at home gets the more free and lighter my mind and spirit feel!
Decluttering! Before and After
I am also learning to feed my thoughts with positive YouTube videos instead of the negative, heavy COVID-19 news updates I was getting obsessed with. I trained myself to just notice headlines and then focus on other feel-good images when I go on YouTube. That led to discovering so many fun and informative film and foodie related videos and hilarious clips that late night talk show hosts have been posting from home! Check them out…
Binging with Babish
This guy cooks foods that are shown in movies and TV shows! So many delicious videos with clips from the shows.
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The 10 Most Uplifting Movies of All Time
This list was put together recently specifically for people in quarantine and actually is jam-packed with film recommendations from around the world and different eras.
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Conan Crashes A Zoom Meeting - CONAN on TBS
This is hilarious video that says it all in the title!
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The Longest Days of Our Lives (Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig): Chapter 1
Jimmy Fallon's absolutely hilarious new series with special guests that actually addresses that all the characters and performers are at home in quarantine!
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The Longest Days of Our Lives (Matthew McConaughey, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig): Chapter 2
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The Longest Days of Our Lives (Jake Gyllenhaal, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig): Chapter 3
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And, of course, I continue to rediscover films that give me the perfect life lessons to inspire my positivity at this time. Some of them remind me that in order for something better to manifest, some destruction or crisis has to come first.
Annihilation (2018)
The psychological science fiction film, Annihilation, is about a group of five scientists who enter a mysterious quarantined zone of mutating plants and animals created by a crashed alien presence. This highly engaging, mind-trippy story is filled with stunning imagery and special effects and stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac.
Watch/Rent or Buy now: Amazon Prime Video
It can be a shock when life hits you with a life changing surprise that is unavoidable. The best decision you can make in these situations is to choose to believe you will get through it and also to see the silver lining. This is an ideal time to declutter your old ways of thinking that no longer benefit you. This is the perfect time to rewire and rebuild a stronger, more resilient you!
For more of my uplifting movie tips:
www.MoviesForMotivation.com
Related Tips:
Tip#999: Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, Part 5 - The Best Offer
Tip#400: Recognize All Your Silver Linings – Under The Tuscan Sun
Tip#309: See The Positives In The Negatives, Part 1 - Catch Me If You Can
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Emmanuel Lopez-Motivatorman
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