I'll give you the same advice I give my children: Never take advice from anybody.
Rumination tends to be eased if we learn to be mindful; if we are able to be aware of, and understand how our own thoughts work.
I think, in all honesty, the first place that someone in emotional distress should turn is their loved ones, and then to use professionals.
When you notice an unhelpful emotion or a shift in mood, or when you notice that you're doing something you know can cause problems (being snappy, for example, or drinking too much), that could act as a cue to examine your own thoughts - "what am I thinking?".
There's real evidence that getting involved in charitable activity (and it's probably better to give your time and effort, rather than money) makes people happier.
Keep your brain active. Engage your brain. Your brain is the most fantastic machine ever created, and it needs to be exercised.
Maintain your relationships - for all kinds of reasons, friends are vital. Good friends, supportive friends, friends who won't judge you or try to take advantage of you.
Wednesdays were the best thing about Atlantis. The middle of the week was a traditional holiday there. Everyone stopped work and celebrated the fact that half the week was over.
In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself.
Everybody just lets the media do their thinking for them. . . that's why you'll never hear any reggae on the radio!
America was founded on prayer. Therefore, the removal of prayer from its public life was a central part of its fall from God. A nation that turns away from prayer will ultimately find itself in desperate need of it.