I've been in a funk lately and for a while, too - that's one reason there haven't been any postings since -argh! - September. (This is also a request for you - any of you - to post from time-to-time. I tend to work better with someone, whether in person or virtually.)
I got to thinking about what we do individually or collectively (as a team, organization, etc) to get out of a funk or at least moderate it somewhat. For me, this usually means listening to or playing music or revisiting a favorite book or lingering on a happy memory - but in this case, the key was going through my sock drawer and finding my Bullwinkle socks. I immediately put them on and, yep, I started to feel better.
Okay, those are some of my tricks. What are yours? Have you thought about making a list and then when the moment is right and appropriate picking and choosing to give yourself/team a lift? You know, when troubled by doubt and uncertainty, call Funk-Busters!
Hiya Fred!
ReplyDeleteIt seems in funk-busting, we have common ground. I also turn to playing music. Not so much the cello any more... I have to be in shape to play that thing, and when I'm not and I try to play it anyway, it puts me in a funk 'cuz I can't play for long until my muscles yell at me. So, I have been more and more playing accordion. I migrated from piano key accordion to chromatic, or "button-box" accordion several years ago. I'm not yet ready for Carnegie hall, but I could probably make some coinage if I busked on a streetcorner in Santa Monica. Maybe more coinage to *stop* playing LOL. I like to think of a tune that I have on CD or have heard somewhere in the past. Many of these are of eastern European and Klezmer in origin, and I go on memory and improvise. It isn't long until I lose myself in the playing and improvising, and suddenly -- no more funk.
The other Rx I take for funk-busting is writing. Short stories (I've written a few, just for myself so far), and connecting with people via email or like I am right now, connecting with you.
Ciao, Max.