Ancient wisdom and modern science support the idea that exercise and nurturing are highly effecting in fighting depression. I once spent a day in a log cabin splitting wood, dancing and baking bread and thought to myself if everyone in the world could do one of these things every day most of the world's problems wound evaporate. My specific favorite prescription for the slings and arrow of outrageous fortune is an aerobic, geometric, tribal form of dancing that is challenging but easy to learn with a subculture that welcomes and celebrates beginners - contradancing [1]. I also recommend listening to uplifting music such as Stan Roger's Mary Ellen Carter [2]

1 http://www.burningmancontradance.com/home/contraintro 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhop5VuLDIQ