BOREDOM - A RECIPE AGAINST
---Boredom is something I'll bet we have all been afflicted with at one time or another. It can be a problem for some, when it lapses into apathy and all that, but for most it is just something we contend with. But, that doesn't make boredom, fun.
---We become bored when we are not involved with the things we do. We do what we do, going through the motions, but we see our interest in what we do is low or very low. We lack enthusiasm, are listless, somehow unable to ''let go'' and enjoy ourselves. We ''phone it in'', so to speak.
---So how do we not have this boredom to deal with? The answer can be simply this, when we do something we like to do, [love, have a fondness for, have an affection for, have a passion for, etc.], whatever words make us comfortable, then our enjoyment level rises and we are not bored. We see our interest and enthusiasm go up. We are less depressed. Life has taken on a ''new''' quality, and everything is ''better.''
---There is something positive that we all respond to or resonate with, we just have to find it. I spent a number of years counseling people with mental illness, and one of the hardest questions for them to answer would be, ''what is it you would like to do?'' I think people in general have difficulty with this. Happiness sometimes seems in short supply
---Have you ever noticed when you are having a ''good time'', that time itself seems to fly by. We even say things like, ''time flies'' or ''I wonder where the time went?'' It is a little slice of timelessness, of eternity. that we experience at those moments.
-----The reverse can also be true, ''I had such a miserable time that I never thought it would end or I never would get out of there or something of the like, where time seemed to drag on and on.'' It almost feels that time stands still. It is like watching a pot boil. These times are hellish.
---So to conclude, our fun and enjoyment is based upon the amount of caringness we have for what we relate to. Our relationship to time, itself, is based on our level of enjoyment. If we like what we do we are NOT bored and if we do not like it, we ARE bored. Over time, things change and our relationship to things change. Of course, this goes for people, too. We still see that the reasons for our boredom remains pretty constant. That's why when we see the MERIT that ALL things have, we can then be through with boredom. We end up liking things more and more ''naturally.'' We see the value that ALL things carry and life will then have more quality and meaning. Be Well.
---Boredom is something I'll bet we have all been afflicted with at one time or another. It can be a problem for some, when it lapses into apathy and all that, but for most it is just something we contend with. But, that doesn't make boredom, fun.
---We become bored when we are not involved with the things we do. We do what we do, going through the motions, but we see our interest in what we do is low or very low. We lack enthusiasm, are listless, somehow unable to ''let go'' and enjoy ourselves. We ''phone it in'', so to speak.
---So how do we not have this boredom to deal with? The answer can be simply this, when we do something we like to do, [love, have a fondness for, have an affection for, have a passion for, etc.], whatever words make us comfortable, then our enjoyment level rises and we are not bored. We see our interest and enthusiasm go up. We are less depressed. Life has taken on a ''new''' quality, and everything is ''better.''
---There is something positive that we all respond to or resonate with, we just have to find it. I spent a number of years counseling people with mental illness, and one of the hardest questions for them to answer would be, ''what is it you would like to do?'' I think people in general have difficulty with this. Happiness sometimes seems in short supply
---Have you ever noticed when you are having a ''good time'', that time itself seems to fly by. We even say things like, ''time flies'' or ''I wonder where the time went?'' It is a little slice of timelessness, of eternity. that we experience at those moments.
-----The reverse can also be true, ''I had such a miserable time that I never thought it would end or I never would get out of there or something of the like, where time seemed to drag on and on.'' It almost feels that time stands still. It is like watching a pot boil. These times are hellish.
---So to conclude, our fun and enjoyment is based upon the amount of caringness we have for what we relate to. Our relationship to time, itself, is based on our level of enjoyment. If we like what we do we are NOT bored and if we do not like it, we ARE bored. Over time, things change and our relationship to things change. Of course, this goes for people, too. We still see that the reasons for our boredom remains pretty constant. That's why when we see the MERIT that ALL things have, we can then be through with boredom. We end up liking things more and more ''naturally.'' We see the value that ALL things carry and life will then have more quality and meaning. Be Well.
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