tip number 9 – how music can boost your mood
“Research has shown that blood flows more easily when music is played. It can also reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure, decrease cortisol (stress hormone) levels and increase serotonin and endorphin levels in the blood. It elevates mood. Music can boost the brain’s production of the hormone dopamine.” – https://www.northshore.org/
On days when my mind isn’t as clear as I’d like it to be, and when my thoughts seem to overflow… I like to listen to some music. The type of music I listen to changes all the time. I listen to pop, jazz, house, rnb, old school, rap, soft rock, and some classical music, to name a few.
I love music. Music transports me into a world where I feel safe and understood. I try and focus on the lyrics, the instruments/beats and I focus as hard as I can, and that relaxes me so much.
I feel like every song tells a story and I love stories, I love being transported into a new world where my thoughts are not in control. If you struggle with racing thoughts, anxiety and high stress levels, I would suggest listening to your favorite song, it might help 🙂
While listening to some of my favorite jams – I like to sing along, and I honesty don’t care how bad I sound. It’s a way of expressing myself. It makes me happy and that is something I will choose everyday.
I have a new favorite playlist that I made with some songs that I really enjoy. Some is sad, some relates to how I feel, and some motivate me. I have shared a link below, maybe you would like it too.
Today I want to encourage you to be you. Be your most authentic self and don’t apologize for it. Now – go listen to your favorite song and I hope it makes you smile and feel like you can take on the next challenge.
Until next time lovely souls, you are important, beautiful, wanted and most importantly, you are loved.
xx