"As we navigate this strange and anxious world, choosing joy becomes more than a personal act of resilience — it becomes a radical gesture of hope."
– ZACHARY KAI
I saw this quote online and saved it for the day I needed it. Yesterday I had the blahs. The day before, I had outright depression. I don't know why for either. Nothing particularly wrong except for the messy house I live in with J&M (and that does really get to me - childhood trauma - I had a messy Mother).
Or it could be because I fell in the backyard and it occurred to me that I was entering the "Danger of Falling" era of my life. I told everybody it was a motorcycle accident. That sounds less aged. Anyway, that's my story, and I'm sticking by it.
So last night, I was surfing on Pinterest and saw a post asking, "Do you have empty notebooks lying around?" or something like that. I have always loved pretty notebooks. I was quite a note-maker and jotter-downer in the old days, and I still buy a pretty notebook when it jumps into my basket, but mostly, I don't use one except to record my sugar highs and lows.
So that got me thinking. It's something I used to enjoy. Would I still enjoy it? Well, if you use Pinterest, you know that once you click on a subject, a thousand posts on that subject will start popping up. So I started a new board and started adding ideas to journal about.
Somehow, I got to music lists. Of course, being 101 years old, I went back to the 70s, then the 60s, then feel good in the morning, and then dancing in the kitchen list. Ok. That was a good start, except I used the Spotify app on my phone, which is not a pretty notebook, and even though I only use it for sweepstakes, I started there. I have the free version of Spotify, so there is a commercial every other song, but I started two playlists: 70s Jams and Dancing in the Kitchen.
If I continue to use it, I might try the paid version with no commercials. Like my new blog on entering contests, I tend to start off hot and heavy and then fade. But for now, I have free tools to use for journaling and music playlists, so we'll see.
So I've jollied myself out of the blahs.
Feeling Groovy...
OUCH, that's a nasty looking skinned knee. Glad you've found a couple of fun diversions to lift your spirits!
ReplyDeleteI saw something the other day about the importance of journaling right now. Because history can be cleansed, facts can be whitewashed, and it's important that everyday people keep journals of facts, feelings, what is really being done and said, and how we really feel about it. I find it so interesting to think that someday grad students and historians will be searching for journals of us everyday people. Maybe soon. Maybe after we're gone. But our words can make a difference. If not today, then someday.
ReplyDeleteHope that knee heals quickly. Ouch.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been watching YouTube videos of young people watching music videos from the 70s and 80s for the first time. That music was so good! Some of their reactions are amazing as they realize how good that music was in the days before auto tune and other technology used today.
I like your quote. I really do try to choose joy every day. Don't always succeed but most days I do. I don't really "journal" but I love having my blog to look at and refresh my memories. Hope your motorcycle!! injury heals quickly.
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