Today, I went apple-picking and then to a play. It was a great day. Never underestimate the value of beautiful skies, fresh air, and some friends. It really made me feel relaxed and reminded me why I love my life so much.
And now I have about 30 lbs of apples. Besides eating, I want to make an apple crisp, apple fritters, and an apple and cheddar pizza. Anyone else have any recipe ideas?
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
The Enemy
For me, for my emotional stability, the enemy is boredom. I cannot be bored because that's when my mind starts working overtime and goes crazy.
I'm not talking boredom like "oh, there's not much going on at work" or "Sunday afternoon and I'm just sitting around". While I can be bored during those times as well, that's a temporary boredom and quite frankly, isn't a major problem for me. I've always been pretty good at entertaining myself and am quite content to just sit by myself - during periods of mental stability, anyway.
When I say I can't be bored, I mean that I must always have something going on - a project, an idea, something to occupy my time and my mind all the time. Something I can always have in the back of my head to work on and think about, even while I'm doing other things. It fills the empty spaces. Usually, it's something personal, something I'm interested in and have a desire to do or learn about. It lets me have something to look forward to, to dream about and think about. It gives me hope. Even if I'm having an off day or if I'm floating too far off in a world of my own, it's a concrete thing that will anchor me, even if it's only in my head.
Boredom makes me my own enemy.
I'm not talking boredom like "oh, there's not much going on at work" or "Sunday afternoon and I'm just sitting around". While I can be bored during those times as well, that's a temporary boredom and quite frankly, isn't a major problem for me. I've always been pretty good at entertaining myself and am quite content to just sit by myself - during periods of mental stability, anyway.
When I say I can't be bored, I mean that I must always have something going on - a project, an idea, something to occupy my time and my mind all the time. Something I can always have in the back of my head to work on and think about, even while I'm doing other things. It fills the empty spaces. Usually, it's something personal, something I'm interested in and have a desire to do or learn about. It lets me have something to look forward to, to dream about and think about. It gives me hope. Even if I'm having an off day or if I'm floating too far off in a world of my own, it's a concrete thing that will anchor me, even if it's only in my head.
Boredom makes me my own enemy.
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