TL;DR: The Beatles’ song titles offer simple advice for negative emotions:
- Sad? Sing, focus on self-compassion, and connect with others.
- Hurt? Lean on your friends for support.
- Angry? Visualize water to wash the anger away.
- Stressed? Breathe, remember things are temporary, and just “Let It Be.”
I came across this “Advice from the Beatles” Lexicon depicting some of their song titles which I think sums up so concisely and perfectly what to do when certain pesky negative emotions hit us.
| Take a Sad Song and Make it Better | Sing or hum, it’s a proven face it’ll make you feel happier 🎶 |
| Don’t Carry the World on your Shoulders | You can’t solve the problems of the world, focus on you. Look after yourself and all will fall into place. Show yourself compassion with self-compassion self-care and self-love will follow leading to a happy, calm, life. |
| Nothing You Can Do but You Can Learn to be You in Time | You can’t solve the problems of the world, focus on you. Look after yourself and all will fall into place. Show yourself compassion with self-compassion self-care and self-love will follow leading to a happy, calm, life. |
| Come Together Right Now | Reach out to your neighbour. Give a stranger a smile. Above all remember to be kind |
| Let It Be | Let it go |
| Life Goes On | This too shall pass |
| Jai Guru Deva Om | This actually means “I give thanks to Guru Deva”. But I like to think of it as “I am thankful” |
| I Get by With a Little Help from My Friends | Go out to your friends, don’t be alone – friends are there not only in the good times but also the bad and are there to support you. |
| Picture Yourself on a Boat on a River | Water is a cleanser and a pacifier. It washes away negative emotions. Have you noticed if you’re feeling angry and you go for a swim, stand under a shower, walk in the rain how your anger dissipates. The water literally washes away negative emotions. So the Beatles were right. Picture water and your anger will be washed away. |
| Nothing is Real | Nothing stays still – this too will – everything passes. |
| Let it Be | Let go of your stress by Breathing out what you don’t need and you don’t want, and Breathing in newness and freshness. |
I hope this helps little for you.
