tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post200247861772791998..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: Da FunkMarilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-10559787782525102582008-09-29T11:51:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:51:00.000-05:00Believe it or not, sunlight DOES help. I finally ...Believe it or not, sunlight DOES help. I finally figured it out for myself but it took a while as it's not always easy to find the sun living in the Northwest. Sitting at the computer all day doesn't provide much opportunity when there is sun either. I found a great very small light box that sits right by my computer and I use it daily. It has done wonders in keeping da funk controlled just in general and I was totally amazed at how it minimized my jet lag on my Scotland vacation last year. I'm now a believer. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!<BR/><BR/>TerrySAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-24219788532982438082008-09-26T12:37:00.000-05:002008-09-26T12:37:00.000-05:00Reading helps - it takes me out of myself. I'm als...Reading helps - it takes me out of myself. I'm also going to recommend a book that really helps: The New Earth by Eckert Tolle. It kind of puts things in perspective but it's not easy :)catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-67313519379643021902008-09-26T10:59:00.000-05:002008-09-26T10:59:00.000-05:00Yes, it is beautiful outside and very comfortable....Yes, it is beautiful outside and very comfortable. Yes, I get in a funk sometimes. Exactly how I work myself out of it, uh not sure *&^%$#? But I do eventually. Good luck with that and maybe do something for yourself as a pick-me-up.<BR/>ps, i received by books from Heidi Rice yesterday and plan to read them this weekend. THANK YOU!!<BR/>robertsonreadsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-50385493082523549772008-09-26T10:04:00.000-05:002008-09-26T10:04:00.000-05:00The meaning of life? Isn't that kind of backwards...The meaning of life? Isn't that kind of backwards? Life itself is the meaning. The routine things are the glue, the foundation. Taken by themselves they're meaningless, but put into the whole they're priceless, because going to work every day, taking responsibility for your life, doing chores -- right there you have some of the cornerstones of civilization.<BR/><BR/>That said, get out in the sunshine more :-).Maven Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191207825985417403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-47688937092603082862008-09-26T09:09:00.000-05:002008-09-26T09:09:00.000-05:00Oh SP, hugs!!!! I know what you mean. It's exact...Oh SP, hugs!!!! I know what you mean. It's exactly like everyone else said, in part. And in part it's your quarter-life crisis. No kidding. You're not 30, but it's coming, and you wonder if you should be somewhere else doing new or different or more important things. Oh yeah, been there done that. Very typical (not everyone has it, of course).<BR/><BR/>I also think it's wound up in the creative life, in hormone shifts (yes, though you're too young to contemplate The Change, those hormones are shifting), in the rutification of our lives, etc.<BR/><BR/>And though it sounds simplistic, you absolutely must find something new and different to do (just like LJ said).<BR/><BR/>Hugs. I'll participate in a defunkification if y'all need reinforcements. :) Think I could use a bit of it myself....Lynn Raye Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823590040842807378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-56495448804875865612008-09-26T08:45:00.000-05:002008-09-26T08:45:00.000-05:00I think creative people tend to be subject to the ...I think creative people tend to be subject to the funk more often than most. We are the first to recognize a lack of meaning in our life and also quickly become bored with the same old, same old. Just because we get down occassionally doesn't make us navel gazers. We're just thinkers who spend more time contemplating things than doers. Not wrong, just different.<BR/><BR/>Coming to accept this about myself has really helped me a lot. Because then I don't compound the funk with guilt, which just makes it harder to come out of. (Yes, I realize I have issues)<BR/><BR/>Sunlight does help! My mother is telling me that all the time. Get outside! she says. :) Of course, she loves to be outside and I don't. But LJ is right. Do something different. Or just plan something different (you know how you love to plan). <BR/><BR/>And de-funkification is always a good thing. We need a meditation time....<BR/><BR/>AngelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-48343289076808312902008-09-26T08:43:00.000-05:002008-09-26T08:43:00.000-05:00A defunkification sounds like a great idea. Unfor...A defunkification sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, I'm chained to my computer until these revisions are done. <BR/><BR/>And sitting in the sunshine sounds wonderful. It's been too hot until recently to just sit outside and soak but the weather is turning nice and you won't roast now. Go sit on a picnic bench somewhere and just enjoy.<BR/><BR/>InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-28361842487653159662008-09-26T08:35:00.000-05:002008-09-26T08:35:00.000-05:00Should we bring in da noize?Should we bring in da noize?Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-54328210143860839742008-09-26T08:00:00.000-05:002008-09-26T08:00:00.000-05:00I think LJ might be on to something, especially th...I think LJ might be on to something, especially the sunlight part.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-66529248017060888462008-09-26T07:14:00.000-05:002008-09-26T07:14:00.000-05:00Do we need to de-funkify?Defunkification seemed to...Do we need to de-funkify?<BR/><BR/>Defunkification seemed to work last summer...Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-55128423560677490522008-09-26T05:12:00.000-05:002008-09-26T05:12:00.000-05:00I think there's a big difference between a bad moo...I think there's a big difference between a bad mood and da funk (which makes me think of George Clinton, BTW. I'm going to have that song in my head all day.) To be in a funk is like part of a rut. You need to do something new and different. Dance, laugh (not for no reason. Find something funny to laugh at), plant flowers - whatever turns your crank. Sometimes da funk is the physical result of not getting enough sun. Sit out side for lunch today.<BR/><BR/>I sound like a guy. :-/ Something is not right! Must fix it! :-) <BR/><BR/>LJLinda Winstead Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870355400804918712noreply@blogger.com