Beat the Sunday Night Blues: Return to Nature

Posted August 30, 2009

In Be Happier, Follow Your Dreams, For Dream Chasers, Overcome Obstacles

Do you start to feel down as the weekend creeps to an end? If so, tune in each Sunday for tips on how to beat the Sunday Night Blues.

Today’s Tip: Return to Nature

Research shows that human beings have a subconscious, biological need to form connections with the rest of life. They call it, “biophilia.” With this in mind, this week’s tip for beating the Sunday night blues is to return to nature. Get outdoors. Go for a walk, turn your Sunday dinner into a picnic, or simply sit on your porch instead of in front of your TV. Being with nature has a calming effect that will banish those blues.

How do you beat the Sunday Night Blues?

Erika

Erika Liodice is a cross-genre hybrid author, content strategist, and founder of Dreamspire Press, where she is dedicated to teaching curious minds about unknown worlds through story. Her current project is Great Outdoors U.S.A.: 1,000 Adventures Across All 50 States, published by National Geographic. She also contributed a collection of travel essays to NatGeo's adventure-packed travel guide 1000 Perfect Weekends. Erika is also the author of Empty Arms: A Novel and the children’s chapter book series High Flyers. She is a contributor to the Writer’s Digest Essay Collection Author In Progress. Follow Erika's work and adventures at erikaliodice.com.