#6 Final: Hippies Part 2- The Ability to Have Good Vibes and Change Your Mood

 It’s not that free spirited people don’t care about the little problems at all, but they have learned how to take each day by whatever is thrown at them. This of course prevents having an emotional breakdown, which I’m sure you, as a college student, know about. That’s right; hippies don’t just pull this great attitude about life out of their asses. It actually takes time and a lot of work to train your mind not to worry if you normally stress easily. But there are a lot of different ways to maintain this positivity and EVERYONE, even you, has the ability to change their mood in multiple situations.

The first method of keeping the peace in every day life is of course meditation. I know what you’re thinking, but don’t knock it until you try it! The whole point of meditation is to cleanse your mind of things that weigh heavily on your conscience. These could be things that you’re aware of, or things that you don’t have time in your day to think about. While meditating, when a thought comes to mind, don’t react to it. That sounds crazy, like “aren’t you supposed to get all your feelings out?” Yes, but the act of not reacting to something that is stressing you out will make that problem seem easier to manage. Then, after it comes just let that thought go. It’s worked wonders for me, and I usually do it for five minutes at the beginning of my day when I do. Here’s a great video explaining how to meditate properly…

Also, it’s helpful to meditate with music, so just play whatever makes you feel relaxed. Or you could try an app on your phone called “Headspace” (just use the free ones).

Another amazing way to have positive energy, and to also value nature more, is to use aromatherapy. This really helps to get all your senses calm so that you can focus more without getting off track. This gives people the ability to believe that they can change their mood if they are sad, mad, or regretful. It also helps to literally tell yourself that you are fine, and that you ARE changing your mood. It’s kind of a mind trick. Anyway, I mostly use lavender and peppermint, but here’s a few more…

The last, and perhaps more controversial, way to have a more positive day is to wear, or surround your different spaces, with crystals. Much like essential oils, these crystals give off different vibes to help people maintain their emotions throughout their day. I say this is controversial because multiple religions have similar practices, and some people say it’s worshipping something other than god, blah blah blah. There’s a lot of crap out there, so just do what you feel will help you in the long run. And I understand that it might sound silly to put your emotional faith into a crystal, but if you believe it works, then that kind of tricks your brain into thinking you’re more at ease. Personally, I have a rose quartz necklace to help me with spreading love, and it always makes me feel better to have it on. There are a lot of different types and intentions, so I’ll include a list here…

And a video on crystal care here…

         These are just a few methods out there, but the whole purpose of hippies doing this is because people generally give off the vibes they get. So, as long as you have this free and open outlook on life, other people will bring good vibes in return.

 Part one: https://cophilosophy.blogspot.com/search?q=hippie