Love may not change the past, but it can make the future different. When we choose to express love in the primary love language of our partner, we create an emotional climate where we can deal with our past conflicts and failures.

It is normal to find it hard to get up and get things done when feeling depressed. However, you have more control than you may realise to do something about your mood.

Here are 5 things you could do to help lift your mood. Start by taking small steps and build from there. 

Gary Chapman is the wonderful author of the book titled The 5 languages of love: the secret of love that lasts.

The premis of this book is that partners in a relationships speak different love languages and that understanding what a partner needs to fulfil them emotionally is crucial to staying together. 

Here’s one very quick and easy way to feel calm and in control when you feel anxious. It can even be done whilst in the middle of a stressful situation.

I must have read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle half a dozen times, at least. I found it inspiring and a wonderful guide on how to have more equanimity in my life.