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Beating Discouragement // Enjoying the Simple Things
Here’s a question for you: With what simple things will you break through the throes of discouragement the next time it strikes you?
Here’s a list of 21 suggestions to help you think through this question.
- Have a nice meal.
- Watch a good movie.
- Shed some sweat at the gym.
- Take a long walk.
- Have a dance party in your living room.
- Go for a long ride.
- Enjoy time with your family.
- Wash your car.
- Savor a cup of coffee and a laugh with a friend.
- Have a good night’s rest.
- Bake your favorite cookies.
- Climb a mountain (or a hill).
- Listen to the rain.
- Journal.
- Clean up your room (workspace.)
- Treat yourself to dessert.
- Garden or work in the yard.
- Fix something.
- Solve a word puzzle.
- Read a book you’ve been meaning to get to.
- __________________________ (you fill in the blank)
So go ahead and enjoy some simple things! You have divine permission. Who knows, Jesus might show up in a coffee house or in your garden and change the course of your life forever.
This article originally appeared here.