Incorporate music into your life. Listening to music more frequently can be a great way to alter your mood because it helps exaggerate certain feelings.[12] This means that if you are trying to lighten up and focus on the cheerier parts of life, listening to upbeat music can bring these brighter aspects more clearly into focus. Try listening to up-tempo music in major keys. Any genre will do as long as it makes you personally feel relaxed and at ease.