Readopting our Attitudes

Sometimes, we do do that. Neglect to do the things that we know we should do, things which take little effort and little time, yet are also the things we least feel like doing. We delay and wait, as if for something to happen before we can finally decide to take action.

For those of us who are more the "feeling" type, especially those of us who take pride in that as an identity, we are prone to neglect our mundane chores with the simple reason (or excuse) that we're not "feeling it". We wait for the moment to arrive when we would suddenly feel energised and motivated, and so we continue waiting. But we all know, if we have lived long enough, that motivation and inspiration seldom come with us waiting on our butts, not usually anyway.

So what happens, then?

We get stuck. We stop actively-doing anything, because we're waiting for a sign, an omen, an inspiring incident or moment or just simply a big bold sign that says "GO!"


Monday Blues
Most of us normal folk dislike work. The thought of returning to the office on a Monday dampens our moods and drains our energy, for some even as early as Sunday afternoon. But what is it really that makes our entire body go weak, just thinking about where we're to be the next day?

For that, we have many answers, because this is a common sentiment, perhaps even unifying in cliches.

But we have to realise that the notion of work was not always negative.

Remember your first day on your first job?
And the days before your first day at work?

It was different, I know it was for me. Those days were like one long Sunday. But instead of feeling dread, I felt exited that my heart would beat faster whenever I thought about it and my face would begin to feel hot, so excited I had difficulty going to sleep at night - I envisioned meeting new people, perhaps a cute and charming guy in the new environment who'd take an interest in me, making new connections, learning new skills, about new products and methods of solving problems, a new culture... and also apprehension at whether I could match up to their professional expectations and social culture. Back then, in spite of the anxiety, work was something that I looked forward to.

But that's changed now, unsurprisingly.

We change over time
Change is normal and a positive aspect of growth. We change because of experiences in our lives. While positive experiences build confidence and ego, negative incidents leave scars. Scars are difficult to ignore. When you look at a person's face or a body part, the first things we'd usually notice are not the smooth evenness of the colour and texture of the skin, but instead to those parts which have been marked.

In the same way, when we reflect, the first things we focus on are these scars. They add to our identity in the form of attitudes, biases, cynicism, etc,.

On days which seem overwhelming, scars can be seen in all their complete disfigured glory.

Move off the butt of your scars!
Fortunately, scars are not permanent, and we won't need plastic surgeons for these. All it takes is for a hard knock on the head to reset our memory chips (lol).

Our experiences are dependant on our attitudes. With it, scars can fade and enrich our experience and knowledge.

If we were able to adopt our own attitudes from those early days of work, our work might just become... Enjoyable? :)

Beat the Blues method 2

One of my recent discoveries, while listening to free radio on Jango.

The Go! Team.  Vibrant and vivacious cheerleading-inspired music from Brighton (England) with some sophistication.  A great pick-me-up!  My favourite track has to be "Doing It Right!".