I'm Diane Gorsel, also known as Silver Disobedience, and I am
recording from my office today. And today I want to talk about
10 things you can do when you get into a funk.
To get out of that funk, the big point of this will be you just
have to choose to do them. You know, all of us.
All of us. Every single one of us.
Me too. Visit Funky Town at some point.
And I am not talking about the Uptown funk like Bruno Mars
sings about. I'm talking about tough times
when we really need to get ourselves out of mental muck.
So here's a list of 10 things to get your mojo back and pumping
when it seems to be hanging out in a bad neighborhood where you
just can't get through and get up and get rocking.
Okay. So here's number one.
Get out of the house. Change your neighborhood, Change
your environment. Go look at scenery in a
different area. If you usually walk down the
street one way, take a different route, Look at things in the
scenery around you. Get out of your usual
environment, OK? And when you do that, say hi.
Give a little wave to any strangers you pass.
You'd be surprised how their energy might well, we'll come
back to you, maybe with a wave too.
Might come back with the like. Who are you?
But you never know, might start up a conversation as well #2
Take a brisk walk. Go as fast as you can.
Really pump it up. Just really try to walk as fast
as you can. And again, if you pass anybody,
give them a little wave. If you don't even want to say
hi, just give them the wave #3. Volunteer to do something for
someone else. It could be anything.
It could be something as simple as opening a door for someone,
letting them have the closer spot in the parking lot.
Or it could be finding out who really needs some help and maybe
making them a dinner or volunteering to read in a
classroom. Do something for someone else.
It's an amazing mood. Elevator #4.
Call a friend. Even better.
Go meet in person, enjoy a nice decaf tea, throw in a cookie if
you want or something healthy and have a good conversation.
One-on-one contact is on the decline and it is a shame.
I think it's the one of the top reasons people are feeling sad
and depressed. We whether it's conversational
energy or just plain the energy that goes back and forth between
people, it's real and we need it. #5 would be Wake up early
enough to watch a sunrise or make it a point to sit and watch
a sunset. When you watch the sunrise and
the sunset, you really get a bigger picture of the world,
world at large and that there's immense beauty in it.
When you see those pinks and oranges and Reds, it's
invigorating. Give it a try, number six.
When I don't feel great, I like to read a good short, a short
story, little short stories in whatever genre genre you like,
and I prefer them to be fiction. I can read, you know, ways to
improve myself all the time. I can go back and read my own
blogs for that matter, but when I really want to get out of the
mood, a book of short stories, and I always keep them around, I
go to Goodwill. I go to bookstores.
I always look in the short story section and look for just ones
that are, you know, three to 10 pages long.
So I can just transport myself. And if you really like reading,
get a few good whole books to keep around and read them
regularly. Reading is underrated.
It it would be a shame if we only read what we think we need
to know or because it's important.
Reading is a wonderful relaxing past.
I pass time, a word I don't really love because I don't like
to ever think I'm passing time. But it is a great thing to do #7
Try some classical music. Listen for 10 minutes, whether
it's Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Chopin.
Try to identify as many instruments as you can while
you're listening to that music. It is a meditative exercise.
Classical music can be very meditative, but really when you
get down and you drill in and you say, oh, I hear some violins
there, or that's a, you know, a trombone or a tenor sax, you
just will be transported as you hear all the different sounds
from a really good orchestral set of music #8.
Turn on the music and dance for 10 minutes, all by yourself.
Get in the groove. Put on Uptown funk like I was
talking about with Bruno Mars at the beginning of this or that's
what I like, and flick your hair and dance.
Like get into it. Choose any song you like.
If you're into country, grab a good country tune.
You wanted head banging, rock'n'roll, whatever you want
to hip and hop. I don't care what the genre is.
Get up and dance. Turn on the music, put on your
headphones or blast it if you're home alone and dance #9 if you
drive and even if you don't drive.
Go someplace where you can sing Stadium loud to whatever song
you like. Channel your inner rock star or
your Sinatra or your Beyoncé, whatever it is.
But sing. Singing brings so much into
play. When you are breathing, you're
relaxing and singing. Unless you want to pass out,
you're going to have to do some serious breathe, breathing and
timing of those breaths. If you want to even try to do it
well, #10 challenge your mind a little.
Decide you're going to learn a new vocabulary word and then try
to use it throughout the day. So don't just try to learn it.
Really say ooh, how can I throw this one in and test it out?
Use it. Try these 10 tips.
Let me know how you're feeling, please.
I'm Diane Grissel. I'm also known as Silver
Dispedients. I want to thank you very much
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