Sometimes it’s hard to stop worrying. Your mind feels like a runaway train and you’re powerless to make it stop. If you’re ready to hop off the worry train but don’t know where to start, check out tour list of 50+ things you could do instead of worrying!

50 Things You Can Do Instead of Worrying

1. Pet your dog, cat, hamster… or tarantula
2. Take a walk
3. Visualize the best possible outcome
4. Call a friend
5. Work out
6. Listen to an uplifting podcast or audiobook
7. Dance wildly in your living room
8. Learn something new about a topic that interests you
9. Read a book
10. Meditate
11. Stretch
12. Give yourself a manicure or pedicure (or treat yourself and go get one)
13. Start a plant from seed
14. Taken a shower
15. Spend time in nature
16. Lie down, relax, and do some deep breathing
17. Get a massage
18. Drink a glass of water
19. Sign up for a class
20. Draw or doodle
21. Write a letter
22. Go for a bike ride
23. Massage your scalp
24. Go for a scenic drive
25. Download our Zen coloring pages and color
26. Bake something delicious
27. Cook a healthy meal
28. Spend quality time with family or friends
29. Make a travel bucket list
30. Go swimming
31. Go to the gym
32. Try a new hobby
33. Choose some new plants for your home or garden
34. Create a vision board on Pinterest
35. Plan your next vacation
36. Clean out your closet
37. Delete old emails you no longer need
38. Wash your car ( vacuum the interior, too!)
39. Explore somewhere new
40. Take a nap
41. Go stargazing
42. Lie in the grass and look for shapes in the clouds
43. Sing along to your favorite song
44. Look out the window
45. Go outside and look for beautiful things
46. Go birdwatching
47. Take a hike
48. Make s’mores
49. Volunteer for a cause you care about
50. Learn some new jokes
51. Listen to music that makes your heart sing
52. Stream some stand up comedy
53. Make something
54. Clean something (bonus points if you incorporate aromatherapy!)
55. Get caught up on laundry
56. Re-organize your workspace
57. Plan your next birthday celebration
58. Blow bubbles with a bubble wand
59. Make a gratitude list
60. Smile
61. Give yourself a home hair treatment
62. Make a DIY face mask and nourish your skin
63. Go to the library
64. Make someone a birthday card
65. Make art
66. Make a new playlist
67. Browse the current list of best selling books and buy or borrow one
68. Sell things you don’t need on eBay or Facebook marketplace
69. Make a list of things you’ve always wanted to do. Then do them!
70. Sit in the sun a few minutes and soak up some vitamin D
71. Cry if you need to. You’ll feel better afterwards.
72. Help a neighbor
73. Write in your journal
74. Build some Zen rock piles
75. Make a cup of tea
76. Learn a new recipe
77. Take a long, luxurious bath
78. Plant an herb garden
79. Learn some spectacular new vocabulary words
80. Tell someone you love them
81. Start a miracles journal
82. Learn a new language
83. Lift some weights
84. Hang upside down
85. Rearrange your furniture
86. Perfect your handstand or headstand
87. Think about or pray for someone who needs your support
88. Go barefoot outside
89. Go to bed early and get some extra sleep
90. Write your own affirmations
91. Learn a new skill
92. Feng shui your home
93. Join a team
94. Start a club
95. Repaint your bedroom
96. Clean out the fridge
97. Do some pushups
98. Try something you’ve never done before
99. Sit still and listen
100. Notice the world around you