@James-C-137 If your words are correct, it is very tragic and weird enough due to so many unlikely events of death. These events of so-many deaths and tragedies remind me of the life of the most influential human ever in history.
Sorrow is just an emotion. So despite going through bad times, it is really possible for a person to be happy and not to be sad. You can do these things regularly to reduce negative emotions in your life and increase your well being:
- Regular physical exercise: Only 10-20 minutes a day is enough. Research shows that regular physical exercise can significantly decrease depression,fatigue and negative feelings and positively change the shape of the brain. Exercise also causes release of hormones that improve mood and increase well-being.
I suggest you to perform full body HIIT no equipment exercises with only 2 sets of 10 minutes every day. For example, one day: Full lower body workout(at most 10 minutes) at the dawn and ab-workout(at most 10 minutes) at noon. The next day: biceps and full back workout at dawn(at most 10 minutes) and push ups(for chest,shoulders and triceps) at noon(at most 10 minutes). And then like the first day… Keep on repeating this pattern regularly.
For more info: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-benefits-of-exercise
- Practising "mindfulness" everyday.
- Close your eyes
- Breathe normally
- Focus completely on the feelings of your breathing
- Count the complete breaths
- If your mind wanders, bring it back to the feelings of your breathing
- Continue
Researches show that this practice can significantly improve well-being,cognition and reduce negative emotions, depression. Brain-scans reveal that mindfulness reduce the activity of the right side of Amygdala(a part of brain),which is responsible for processing negative emotions and also decrease its size. Even only 10 minutes of mindfulness will can have a great impact.
I personally suggest you to practise 6-7 sets(or even more if you want) of mindfulness everyday; each set of 4-5 minutes only. Otherwise, it may get too boring.
For more info:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-benefits-of-meditation
https://psychcentral.com/blog/10-surprising-health-benefits-of-mindfulness-meditation/
https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-mindfulness/
- Religious belief and prayer: Research shows that religion and prayer activate the same reward-processing brain circuits as sex, drugs, and other addictive activities along with many other positive effects on the mind. Religious belief helps people to build resilience. It helps people to numb the pain of living in this world. The more organized a religion is, the better it is.
So I suggest you to join an organized world religion and pray regularly.