“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and
boredom,” so stated Arthur Schopenhauer, a German philosopher of the 1800s. When you feel bored, you are robbed of
hopefulness and excitement. Boredom forces the mind to slip into a state of
complacency and, in a way, weakness. “The brains of people who
are prone to boredom react differently, compared to those who don't, Perone and
his colleagues found in a new paper recently published in the journal Psychophysiology. Among their findings, those who experience
boredom more often tend to have more anxiety and are more prone to depression.”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190708140109.htm
Letting boredom interfere with your
happiness is optional – so don’t let it happen! Regardless of how you feel or
what someone else may tell you, it is YOUR choice to continue living
with boredom in your life or you might enjoy instead, trying the following
suggestions to fill your life with fun and exciting things! If you put your mind to it and give it a
little thought you may be able to come up with other things that will help you
improve the quality of your life.
Make
a Change
As I have already mentioned it is your
decision whether you continue allowing your life to be one filled with boredom! Boredom often comes from a lack of activity
or interest, so make a change in your life! Start with a change of mindset, whether that
means adopting a more optimistic outlook or being more adventurous. You might be truly surprised if you try new
and exciting things in your life. I
always have been one who like to take a vacation by flying from one location to
another and then enjoying my time at my destination. One year my son and his family talked my wife
and I to DRIVING with them from Colorado to California. I wasn’t really thrilled by the idea, but
they took care of all the driving so I went along. As we traveled through Utah we stopped at the
Moab and Zion National Park. After hiking
some of the area and enjoying the views, I couldn’t believe that I had never
done that before! I had a great time
with this new experience.
Don’t
Limit Yourself!
If you really want to stir things up, you
need to stop putting limitations on yourself. You’re capable of whatever you
want to do – it may take some hard work, but you can get there. It’s true, your particular health condition may
limit you physically from what you might like to do, but don’t be too quick to
place an arbitrary limit upon yourself without trying. If you want some really encouraging reading
go to the following website: https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/celebrating-achievements-of-people-with-disabilities/
Go
with Your Gut
There’s a voice in your head saying, “Do
it!” and another voice saying, “Wait. Let’s take a pause.” Sometimes it’s good
to listen to the rational, logical side of your brain. Other times, you need to
go with your gut feeling – especially when you’re trying to branch out and try
new things. You may not be accustomed to trusting your gut instinct, but it is
something that can be developed.
Consider the information found at https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/yes-trust-gut-heres/
and see how you can get more involved in various activities by trusting
yourself!
Baby
Steps
You don’t usually suddenly have the idea
in your head to jump out of a plane at 14 or 15,000 feet! Unless, of course, your plane happens to be “going
down” and you must make a last-ditch effort for survival. You would normally
take plenty of time and study before getting involved in such an activity. So, what can you do in preparation? Have you ever heard of taking baby steps
toward something? We can’t always make that giant leap toward our goals or our
dreams. Often, we need to start small. Perhaps that means trying a new ice
cream flavor or going to a different mall. Or if your dream is to skydive, you’d
begin with hours of training on the ground before getting in the plane. If that would be your desire you might like
to check out https://www.skydiveorange.com/learn-to-skydive/aff-skydiving-program/
So with baby steps you would little by little begin working your mind
into being more adventurous.
Make
a List
Just like a to-do list, you can make a
“do” list. Draft up a catalog of things you want to do for yourself – for fun!
This list can include all new things, some old things, or all of the above. The
point is to hold yourself accountable to branch out of your comfort zone. This is not necessarily your “bucket list,”
that is, a list of things that you have not done before but would want to do
before dying. However, dependent upon
your particular circumstances they may be very similar to one another. If you’d like some ideas as to how to get
this list started and get some assistance in making them happen visit https://bucketlist.org/ Remember YOUR list doesn’t have to be filled
with earth-shattering events, just the things that YOU want to do!
Make
Plans Quickly
We’ve all committed the age-old foul of
making plans too far in advance that when the time comes around, we’re not so
excited about the plans anymore. If you make your plans with more immediacy,
you’ll hold yourself to them and you’ll be less likely to back out. You can understand
what I’m saying. On Wednesday or
Thursday plan that week-end getaway for THAT week-end and prepare
yourself for the adventure! If you need
some suggestions or assistance visit https://mindthetravel.com/how-to-plan-a-weekend-getaway/
As you read through these tips, know that
there is no trickery here. You’re not trying to play games with your own mind;
you’re learning how to read your mind so that you can accomplish big things and
try exciting things throughout your life. You’re trying to make changes so you
can eliminant the boredom from your life.
Just remember that the greatest obstacle that will be holding you back
from changing your life into one of excitement and joy is YOU! That’s
because we’re
only human!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
"If you spend more time doing
than the time you are
thinking of doing,
you'll get more done!"
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