Tuesday, March 24, 2015

What To Do When Bored

Make weird gestures with your hands.
This is surprisingly satisfying – almost as satisfying as taking the actual key part of a car key out of the techy car key device.  If you know what I am talking about, that will make perfect sense.     

Write.
Get a pencil and paper, or some keys attached to a writing device, and let it go.

Draw.
Doodling is the best.

Look out the window.
Or look at the actual window itself.  Either way, boredom and pain will dissipate as you peer through the pane. 

Create a written language.
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Walk around naked.
Admit it, you do this even when you’re not bored, so why not do it while you are bored?

Meditate.
You don’t have to be a trained yogi to mediate.  Just sit comfortably and properly [so you don’t fall asleep] and be. 

Sing.
Why not?

Dance.
Do it.

Look at yourself in the mirror.
When you feel bored, or even a tad bit lousy, look at yourself in the mirror.  Concentrate.  Refuse to focus.  Be wild.  Be still.  Sometimes I do this and transform myself into a statue.  At times, I can feel as though I myself can move and my reflection will retain my previous shape. 

Sit in the dark.
Just chill there.  Let the lack of light comfort you.

Turn off the lights in a room [do this only if the room has yellow tinted lights] and turn on your computer or phone so that that device lights up the room.
The room you have known, walked in, and utilized will now have a completely different atmosphere.  Soak in the unnaturalness and ponder.  This works amazingly in a bathroom.

Wander.
Walk.  Run.  Skip.  Jump.  Climb.  Crawl.  Hover.  Fly.  Simply change your location for no apparent reason or motivation.  Be free.


       - J. A. Kind 

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