Have you lost your joy of living?

Would you like to know how to get your life-spark to burst into flame? ...to get that joy of living back? ...to feel the excitement of being alive? Here are my tips. When my flame had gone out and my life seemed pointless, I developed some techniques that helped me move out of reverse gear, back into first, up into second, then  third and into top. I had too. If I had not, I would not be writing this. 1. Make your film. The first time I did this I was standing as I could not sit on my bed without feeling I was being sucked into a black hole of ever deadening depression. Shut you eyes. Go back over your life and search for those moments when you felt happy and at your best. Recall humorous, fun situations; jokes. Your good times. At first you may find just one. That's a good start.  Focus all your attention on that moment. Take yourself back there. Experience the experience. See the people. Capture the time of day. Was the sun shining? How were you dressed? What were you saying? What were others saying? What was your expression? How were you feeling? Go fully into that moment. Why? Because your body-mind recalls it all. It is indelibly etched inside you, part of who you are. It is you. And as you recall how you were,  you return to how you were then. It has not gone. It is like a book on your shelf. You can take it and open it at any time and you are there, fully alive. Once you have your first picture flaming, you will readily be able to recall more and more. With each mental picture, go fully into the situation until it bursts into flame...into your life. The night I first did this I start to laugh and, the more funny situations I recalled, the more I laughed. That was until my land lady started stomping on the floor above me saying "I told you. I told you, you were not have any parties in my house".The laughing stopped. Keep doing this until you have a story board of such mini-film clips to string together and then run them through your mind and feel the feelings you felt with each clip. Now open your eyes and write them down. Every night before going to sleep take out your paper and play your film to yourself. When you wake in the morning, do the same. Even when you are feeling good, do this. It is a twice a day exercise 2. Take a walk on the wild side: Get moving. The more you move your body the more alive you will feel. However, what I am going to recommend, is a walk with a difference. A difference that will make your life-spark flame, raise your self-confidence and bring back that joy of living. This time take your name. Let us say your name is Christopher,like mine. Starting with the first letter "C" make it the first letter of a word that inspires you. "C" could stand for courage. Now see the next lamp post up ahead of you. Walk or jog to that lamp post saying to yourself I am becoming more and more courageous, more and more courageous. See the lamp post as a  winning post ..  like a finishing tape at the Olympics. When you reach the post firmly reach out your hand and slap the post saying to your self                   "I AM courage".  Of course you say this silently otherwise you may be wizzed off for some serious observation. When you have caught your breath and have fully absorbed into yourself that you are a winner that is courageous, go for the next lamp post. The next letter is "h". This could stand for "humour" or what ever quality you wish to experience in yourself. And do the same again. Once you have gone through all the letters of your name, repeat the process.                      I started doing this one evening and found myself still running on the far side of my city, from lamp post to lamp post, at four the following morning, totally high. Totally exhausted, I staggered back to where I was staying with the stomping land lady. Was it worth it?  Of course it was. It rocketed me out of depression and self pity, right back into life. My life flame was now burning like a mini sun. And the joy? Yes, that is what I discovered. Ones joy is always there. It sometimes needs turning on.  That's how I did it. Tell me how you are doing it. I would love to hear so I can share your story with others to help lift them up and inspire them Email me at chris@chrisevatt.com For more idea,s go to my www.chrisevatt.com. View my videos.