What Do You Do When You Get Bored?

What do you do when you get bored? I’m not talking about being depressed. I’m talking about being bored. I can tell you that in the old days, I would go eat something. It wasn’t a good habit. Now? I eat something. Nothing has changed. Who would have thought? Well, I can certainly find better things to put in my mouth.

Like a cup of tea. That would be okay to do. The Brits do it all the time. To relax. Yes, I know I used to relax with a beer or a rum and Coke, except I don’t drink anymore. Finding that sobriety is not worth it to think along those lines anymore. Maybe when I get to Heaven, but for now? I’m sober as a judge. So, a cup of tea it is.

Maybe I’m just tired. Maybe that’s what’s wrong. So, I could go have a cup of tea and turn on YouTube. Since it is Sunday as I write this article, many of the people I follow will release new videos today. Which reminds me how important it is for me to publish on the days I say I will publish my articles. That they are spread around a clutch of writing platforms is not relevant. That I do what I promise is a good thing. I mean, I may be 70 years old, but I learned that lesson early on. It didn’t take until my 20s, but that’s neither here nor there.

Having a schedule for things is also good for a person who tends to forget a lot. My schedule is sort of rough. I’m trying to write three articles a day. It doesn’t matter how long they are, though I’m mostly happy when I get them around 1,000 words or so. I do admit to writing shorter pieces, and for some things, like a Facebook post or for a Substack Note, well, those are necessarily shorter. Why? It’s the difference between somebody watching a short on YouTube or watching a half-hour video, or even longer.

I suppose you would say I’m writing for the market, which I am doing. I’ve also recently started writing for VocalMedia, though I don’t put links to that anywhere. I’ve only written two articles. Plus, it’s a new platform, and I haven’t yet broken in those shoes. In other words, I haven’t found any friends there, though I don’t imagine they’d be any different from the friends I’ve made on Medium or on Substack.

Perhaps, instead of eating something if I get bored, just doing something else for 20 minutes or half an hour might be a good idea. I should have those things on a list for myself. Instead of going into the kitchen to stand gazing inside the refrigerator for something interesting, I could look at this list I’m about to make.

Well then. That was time worth doing. I printed it out and taped it to the wall to the left side of my monitor on the wall. As I get older and forget more and more, maybe this will be a good thing. Time will tell. You know how I know it will work? It's if I go to those first two items on the list. Those are both things I've been wanting to do forever but just never seem to get around to doing. So for me? If I can say I've started learning Spanish again or if I watch some of the MasterClasses I want to see, then, yes, I can say the endeavor is a successful one.

Thanks for reading, and you're welcome to leave a comment. I'd be interested to know what you do when you're bored.

🌺 Pauline Evanosky

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Just a Different Sort of Life Lesson

It’s interesting to me how I used to say things like, “I’ll get past this,” meaning it’s a hard spot or situation, and all I have to do is hold on tight enough, grit my teeth, and I’d get to the other side. It occurred to me just now that it’s not about moving past something; it's more about moving through things.

It’s a journey. What went before is not forgotten, nor was it unnecessary. I don’t want to forget what happened so much as have whatever went before be a part of the weft and weave of the present.

I suppose feeling more in control of my life at this point is what I am feeling. Before, I was a stone being thrown here and there in the ocean. I was reacting to things, some good and some bad. There was a polarization present.

Now, I’m wondering if everything that happened, the good, the bad, and the other, was a choice on my part and not just me being buffeted about.

I suppose I’m just trying to put it all into perspective. Besides, when you focus on one thing, you don’t easily notice the other stuff.

Perhaps, the trick is to have a center, a normal to return to. Perhaps, a bit of a ritual that happens periodically. For me, it is something that would need to happen once a day. If I don’t do it once a day, whatever it is, I tend to drift. I know, I’ve done it, time and time again.

It’s like a dream, where I nod off in my chair and as my head falls forward, I awaken, startled, and am back in the present.

I’m reminded of Thomas Edison, who, the story goes, would lie upon his workbench for a quick nap. He held some metal balls in one hand, and as he relaxed into his nap, the balls would fall to the floor and awaken him, refreshed and ready to go on inventing things.

Thanks for reading.

🌺 Pauline Evanosky

 🌺My Links:

Talking To Spirit — my website since 2001
Pauline Evanosky on Medium
Talking To Spirit on Substack

Pauline Evanosky — my author’s website

My Table of Contents for Medium — Updated Monthly
My Table of Contents for Substack — Also Updated Monthly

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