What is it about the 'humdrum' of life? Well, that's what I phrase it anyway. It snaps you, chews you up, and then spits you out again, knowing full well you'll be snapped up again in another couple of weeks or months. Further explanation you ask? The humdrum of life is ...
the same-old-same-old.
tiredness, but you had 8 hours sleep.
hanging out in tracksuit pants.
not wanting to leave your messy house.
the lack of achievement.
not making the bed.
emotional disconnection.
for some, hormonal.
feeling insignificant in others' lives.
looking at how 'great' everyone else has it.
not exercising.
tying your hair back.
being nostalgic.
wishing that if I only had (include personal response), life would be better.
looking at celebrities.
being disorganised.
believing you don't make a difference in the world.
having too much valuable material to read and not enough time.
not feeling in control of your weight loss.
wasting the day away.
Maybe we feel this way in life at different times, and for different reasons. I know for me the humdrum is prevalent at the end of a busy time, or as a total contradiction, when I have too much on my plate, or even when I'm not busy enough. It is a fine line. I know exactly how to stop the humdrum from looming large, but for some reason I allow it to gather momentum, and before I know it, it's covering my world.
And that is the beauty of children. As represented in the picture above, they are always grateful for the small things in life. Amaya gets terribly excited when she sees: a cow, a horse, a bug, a bird, a ball, a shoe (all her latest words), or even when she has a plastic tupperware container on her head. I do know how blessed I am to have Amaya in my life, and will continue be eternally thankful for her.
Maybe it's the tainting of life that squashes the spirit once-in-awhile? We are constantly bombarded with negative information and chatter, whether it be on the news, in the newspapers, at work, or within our social circles. At times it drags us down, makes us feel inadequate and small, and consumes us with bouts of humdrum.
Does anyone else experience humdrum? And if so, how do you manage it?
5 comments:
oh, yes! we have hum drum here, too! and you know it, because you read my last blogspot. i think that just writing about it helps, AND connecting with sister-friends who are feeling you, all over the world!!
I really identify with your definition of humdrum Shan, have been feeling very similar of late and particularly on this rainy cold day in November! When I am not feeling organised I become completely indecisive, it took me four hours to do a small grocery shop yesterday and I ended the day feeling I had achieved nothing as I stared at my to do list. As for how I pull myself out I really don't know as I'm in the fog currently but I guess that I try to come out with baby steps; stop looking at the big to do list and just try to do one thing each day. As always thank you Shan for sharing xx
Yes!! I experience Humdrum all the time. A sense of guilt always follows when I do.
Its when I read, or hear of other people's courage and inspiration of life, do I feel it subside.
as Andrew denton put it last night on his final show. " Be yourself as everybody else is taken".
thanks Shan as always for your honesty.
Is that last comment from Julia? It has to be ... we are both huge Andrew Denton fans.
hi Shan,
no that last comment wasn't from me. I guess i feel hum drum sometimes, but i'm so busy at the moment i don't have time to feel that way.
I hope you're feeling better soon..roll on holidays! xx
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