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How do you survive the dark days of winter?
The Blahs: A general feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, or depression.
— thefreedictionary.com
This morning’s clear skies belie the COLD, raucous, house-shuttering GALE winds that pummel my psyche with dis-ease… “Not a very good morning for you” announces the newscaster on the early morning show… “No shit, Sherlock” retorts my weary, sleep-deprived brain. How I HATE this cold, cold wind roaring out of the Northeast! It’s fractured my sleep and overwrought my mind!
Yeah, that’s me sinking deep into the winter doldrums, feeling the blues, wobbling through the “dark days”, beaten by the blahs Continue reading » My Winter Heart Rails Against the Wind
Feeling a bit down? Help yourself to some ordinary pleasures and savor them!
I’ve had my share of necessary losses,
Of dreams I know no longer can come true.
I’m done now with the whys and the becauses.
It’s time to make things good, not just make do.
It’s time to stop complaining and pursue
The pleasures of an ordinary life.
Recently I heard a snatch of a lively song that tickled my fancy… and fortunately, I was able to capture the artist and song title. Today I found it on Youtube.com and it set my feet to tapping, got me laughing out loud and dancing a jig in my head. Listen for yourself: Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland. It’s hard to hold on to a bad mood while listening to that tune…
And, once again, a simple pleasure rescues my psyche from the doldrums… Must remember – lively music helps my mood. Here’s another one that lights up the happy in me by the Zac Brown Band, Lil Bit of Chicken Fried:
It’s the simple things in life that mean the most
Not where you live or what you drive or the price tag on your clothes
There’s no dollar sign on a piece of mind this I’ve come to know.
Feeling a bit down? Help yourself to some ordinary pleasures and savor them!
I’ve had my share of necessary losses,
Of dreams I know no longer can come true.
I’m done now with the whys and the becauses.
It’s time to make things good, not just make do.
It’s time to stop complaining and pursue
The pleasures of an ordinary life.
Recently I heard a snatch of a lively song that tickled my fancy… and fortunately, I was able to capture the artist and song title. Today I found it on Youtube.com and it set my feet to tapping, got me laughing out loud and dancing a jig in my head. Listen for yourself: Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland. It’s hard to hold on to a bad mood while listening to that tune…
And, once again, a simple pleasure rescues my psyche from the doldrums… Must remember – lively music helps my mood. Here’s another one that lights up the happy in me by the Zac Brown Band, Lil Bit of Chicken Fried:
It’s the simple things in life that mean the most
Not where you live or what you drive or the price tag on your clothes
There’s no dollar sign on a piece of mind this I’ve come to know.
Join My Pastiche – add some fun stuff to my Out-of-the-Dumpity-Dumps List…
Today I invite you to turn on your sound, click play on the following YouTube video and hum along, let the video play in the background while you read on…
Nah, not that stationary bicycle “Spinning” idiocy – more power to any of you that enjoy it – my body just says “you want me to WHAT???”
I’m talkin’ ’bout a different kind of spinning. In my continuing quest for ways to deal with unexpected and unwelcome aggravations, I offer you spinning – do this after you’ve gone ballistic and snapped out of it – but before you actually leap into action. That’s the time to do a mental walk-around-the-problem looking for new perspectives on the way things are. Yes, pull out your rose colored glasses. Like sunglasses, they have their uses. And aggravation overload is one of those times when rose colored glasses can protect your spirit from the gloomie-rays.
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