June 9 Embracing Boredom

[lukalee]

One of my biggest triggers is boredom. I have found that this is not in the normal sense either. I could have an entire day to technically do nothing, and I am ok with that. I will spend time on the computer, read a really good book, or tackle one of the many things I have neglected. The boredom feeling occurs when I am on the go. When I am on a constant go, go, go schedule, when I finally have time to decompress, my AL mind goes, "What now, there must be something MORE>"
Today I am going to embrace this inner boredom, just like a newborn baby.

"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." - M. Scott Peck

"Yet it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top." - Virginia Woolf

[JackieO]

June 9 Embracing Boredom

Such a strange concept...but I have the same trigger. My life is run, run, do, do, do...and I crave "down-time" but then, when I have a block of that down-time, I find myself incredibly uncomfortable and, yes, bored is the type of feeling that it is. That is when I just love love love to drink.
I'm going to try your embracing the feeling approach and see if it helps.

[Ripple]

June 9 Embracing Boredom

how weird, i was just telling hub yesterday, i was sick of the push, push, push lifestlye. boredom is no more. rest and peace are so appreciated now. :l

[hotmom]

June 9 Embracing Boredom

yes, boredom is a huge trigger. It was a great weekend, much of it spent poolside relaxing but it didn't seem complete without a cocktail, no several cocktails. If I could o the pool thing w/o AL, it would be such an accomplishment.

[bestlifeldms]

June 9 Embracing Boredom

Yes, boredom was one of my many triggers. Not now! My motto is "Boring is Good!" That means all the adult children are, for the moment, in a stable pattern. Hub and I are good, work is good, life is good! No more sabotaging that! I like it here!

[KBCE]

June 9 Embracing Boredom

Isn't it amazing how much time just having a few eats up? I am amazed at the time I have now - even with three kids. My weekend was so enjoyable (although Philadelphia is like a blast furnace right now...99 with 100% humidity...TALK ABOUT BAD HAIR...lol). I was kind of bored at one point too which was just wild. I NEVER seemed to have enough time. Maybe it was because 6 days ago I was drinking my wine and thinking about the next glass of wine...who knows. Bestlife is right...Boring is good!