We've all found ourselves stuck in a proverbial rut at one point or another. You might be knee-deep in one now. It's a horrible feeling, and what's really frustrating about it is that it usually occurs when everything in your life is going well. It's always when your comfortable with how things are that you find yourself in a groove that you've unknowingly dug yourself. You're no longer excited about anything anymore. You have no energy. Someone seems to have put out the flame of desire that once burnt strongly inside of you. And worst of all you can't really put a finger on what exactly is causing you so much 'blah-ness' towards living. Today i woke up feeling down. Not depressed, but not happy either; somewhere in between. I like to apply the word 'meh' to this kind of weird limbo-state of feeling. I woke up 'meh' today and I didn't know why. Everything is moving along in my life - granted, not as quickly as I'd like but moving nonetheless - my family are all happy and well, my friends are a constant source of support and happiness.. but somehow I just wasn't feeling it. I felt like a drifting cloud. just floating around in every day life waiting to bump into something interesting. Fixing my hair in the mirror just brought me down even more. I looked like a walking zombie. No pizazz left in my eyes, even my hair failed to cooperate into going up into a 'high' ponytail. Yes, I felt meh. and this meh-ness was choking me like a black cloud. See, life isn't exciting anymore. I've done all that was to be done. The past four years I had been working towards accomplishing my diploma and now Ive accomplished it. I've applied for countless jobs and have gotten promising feedback from at least a couple with a chance of securing one. Still, it feels as if I'm stuck. Limbo-town is a place I know quite well, and its a place where I'd rather not stay for too long. Thing is its hard to get away from there. You have to rely on the next bus to come and collect you but unfortunately the buses don't run on a set-schedule, they come and go as they please so you're never quite sure when your next bus will come. Limbo-town sucks. And its boring. and the people there smell funny. I need to get out of there, and pronto! There is an express train that comes more frequently, but the catch is in order for you to be able to board you must have found your inner sparkle. And such a thing is very hard to find in Limbo-town. What is inner-sparkle, and what does it look like? Inner sparkle is that firing pizazz of spark deep inside your gut that fires you up and spurs you on when found in said-rut. But you have to summon it up in order for it to work. How? By finding something - a goal, a dream, an inspiration - to fuel its fire. You must ignite your inner sparkle and propel yourself out of this Limbo-Town rut, Damsel!
Don't just sit there! Go out and do something - anything! Whether that be visiting your local florist and buying a colorful bunch of flowers for your room, painting your nails a whacky color, or applying to volunteer at your local food shelter.
Jump-start that inner sparkle by hitting the gym! Exercise helps us to regain control of our lives and keeps our bodies and minds moving.
Remember back to when you were a kid. Remember that "When I grow up i want to be.." routine? Try it now. What do you really want to be and do? A doctor? go online and search for relevant courses in your area, or visit your local university campus, volunteer at your local hospital. Always wanted to write? Get out a notepad and pen and commit to writing something for the next fifteen minutes.
Listen to uplifting, soul-shaking, motivating music! Crank it up and let the beat move through you and awaken that inner-drive to go out and grab life by the horns!
Switch up your routine! Change the alarm tone on your clock to something up-beat and funny, take a bath instead of a shower, travel a different route home, always hit the gym in the evenings? go first thing in the morning. Drive to school or work? walk or ride your bike or catch public transport. Always listen to that pop CD? chuck in some heavy metal or punk.
Meditate! For the next 10 minutes sit or lie down, eyes closed, and focus on your breathing. Picture in your mind all the things which makes you happy and all the things you are grateful for. Then play make-believe! Get that imagination running. Picture yourself in your "happy place" (we all have one!) and I promise that when you sit back up you will feel more energized and motivated!
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