Few weeks ago, my favorite celebrity (celeb crush) hosted a Q&A on a certain social network, related to a new TV show he joined recently. So I decided to give it a try, posted an interesting question, and I just forgot about it. I mean, what were the chances of him even noticing my message? But when I came back an hour ago, I saw a few notifications. And what I saw, it made me almost scream! He replied!! I was really, really happy.

But it didn't end there. From that moment on, whenever I felt sad, depressed, hopeless, I would just recall that certain memory in my mind. "But he replied to me!", I would remind myself. And no, it wouldn't instantly lift up my mood, it didn't make all of my problems go away. But for a moment, I would smile. For one second, the world wasn't such a bad place and my sadness wasn't that overwhelming.

Yeah, of course I had some other happy memories I'd recall in moments of despair, this was just the most recent one. The one that makes me the most happy at this period of life.

So this is my advice for you: Find at least one happy memory. One thing you can recall when you feel down. And like I said, it may not make you better instantly, but it will bring you a moment of happiness. Just for a single moment you won't feel the world has turned against you. Just smile. Good things happened, and there are a lot more good, happy moments awaiting you.

~ Milena