Keeping It Up With The Blues.....

[geminigirl]

Another dull and dreary day...another lonesome night....keeping up wiith life's willy-nilly...caught up in a blanket of emptiness....keeping it up with the blues once again....

Many times you felt you were alone....when the day would pass as a shadow smudged in pain and bitter memories. Perhaps one goes through a time like this once or many times in life. But goin' through every minute of it is the darnedest thing in the world!!:( :weep:

How do you face the situation? People almost do it in the same fashion. But whether or not you get over with it is the big Q.

I would then like to suggest some methodological or rather practical ways that worked for me. I believe that these tips could help banish or beat the blues.

1. Go out with friends and enjoy. Friends are a great help by offering a shoulder to cry on, cheering you up, and by making you feel.....life is still worthwhile, silly!!
2. Design a routine that would make you busy all day. Watching TV, reading, cross-stitching, sports, net chatting/surfing, unlimited texting:D , strolling, making journals,diaries and blogs,window shopping atbp.
3. If you're an artist, sketch and draw as many as you can.
4. Eat sweets:) . According to the experts (again) sweets eases tension and helps eliminate that poignant feeling.
5. Listen to light and sassy music :music:
6. SMILE!!! Be it a grin or a smirk, it really does wonders!
7. SING. Shout out that voice, Good, bad, or even worse, it helps anyway.:guitar:
8. DANCE . A good alternative to singing, even if it breaks your legs and twists your neck and arms!!:D
9. Avoid drinking or getting drunk.:toast: You are just bound to be lost in temporary oblivion, more so extreme anguish. It doesn't work!:nono:
10. Give more compassion to people. Loving and caring has no boundaries. The more you care, the more life would be beautiful and happy!:love:

Try these tips. It might work for you too. Hello po sa lahat! Magandang Umaga!:wave:

[Autumn]

yeah..ganyan din ginagawa ko..yun lang no.3 hindi kasi i cant skecth a single leaf :p..its really helps a lot to ease the feeling blue..

[geminigirl]

yeah..ganyan din ginagawa ko..yun lang no.3 hindi kasi i cant skecth a single leaf :p..its really helps a lot to ease the feeling blue..

Hi friend Autumn! Thanks sa post mo. Ako din I can't draw. Tinatry ko idraw mukha ko. Nawawala ang lungkot pag tinignan ko na drawing ko:D Ganda!.....ng pagkakamali hihihi!! Anyway parte na talaga ng buhay yan di ba lalo pag nasa ibang bansa.

Regards!!!:)

[greatbarrier]

Agree, geminigirl!

All those things (except no. 3 coz i can't draw as well) work for me! especially no. 1. that's why it's really important that we all have a set of really close friends, particularly, girlfriends!

Eating sweets...chocolates are perfect. Science says that the "phenylephylamine" content of chocolates uplifts the person, makes him/her happy!

Sometimes, i go on a long-drive...either alone or with a close friend....one time, i was catch-22ed! & i couldn't really work! so i drove to tagaytay and stayed there until the sunset!

& i proved what the little prince said...when one is sad, he loves the sunset....maybe because of the gloomy atmosphere....maybe because you can wish that all your pains... bitter memories...drearines s... to go with the setting of the sun...maybe because the sunset symbolizes a promise of a sunrise on the next day....a promise of a beautiful day.....

[geminigirl]

Agree, geminigirl!

All those things (except no. 3 coz i can't draw as well) work for me! especially no. 1. that's why it's really important that we all have a set of really close friends, particularly, girlfriends!

Eating sweets...chocolates are perfect. Science says that the "phenylephylamine" content of chocolates uplifts the person, makes him/her happy!

Sometimes, i go on a long-drive...either alone or with a close friend....one time, i was catch-22ed! & i couldn't really work! so i drove to tagaytay and stayed there until the sunset!

& i proved what the little prince said...when one is sad, he loves the sunset....maybe because of the gloomy atmosphere....maybe because you can wish that all your pains... bitter memories...drearines s... to go with the setting of the sun...maybe because the sunset symbolizes a promise of a sunrise on the next day....a promise of a beautiful day.....

Hi gb dear!Good to see you! Suffice it to say, we really can beat the blues in our own little way ne. But I guess men have a different way in dealing with it. Would love to hear from the male gender too.

Btw, when I feel really down I slink and rush to the nearest beach resort and spend at least two hours watching the sea. There's that certain feeling of peace and serenity in me as I see the waves rush to the shore and go back once again to the sea, taking along all the sadness I feel. Being close to nature then also plays a part in turning that awful feeling into happiness.

Happy reading guys.....:)

[chris_rock]

i was trying to avoid on commenting about all things sad...but here i go again. was it in the godfather 3 where al pacino's character says, 'just when i want out, they come dragging me back in again' (or words to that effect).

uhm, sadness...loneliness ...depression (not). pretty heavy emotions. i'm pessimistic by nature; it's my defense mechanism actually. probably because i tend to expect a lot; and more often than not expectations are not always met. so my pessimism helps cushion the pain that comes with failure (or semi-failure).

still, my pessimism cannot stand toe to toe with loneliness maybe nothing can. going out with friends helps, but it's just superficial. when you're alone at night, it's still just you and that stupid lonely feeling. have you ever tried coming home to nothing and then waking up to nothing again. day in day out...believe me, you wouldn't want that.

but sometimes, we find ourselves in situations we cannot control...powerless even. but since i chose that path, i've got no right to complain about it. it's life's bitter pill for me. i swallow that bitter pill hoping that one day soon, everything will be alright.

now it's my turn to be sad...

[ayumi]

@chris rock san,depressed?here's help...I'm just reading a book by:BRIAN O' REILLY..just now....
millions of people suffer from major depression-and many don't know it.yet the disease is surprisingly easy to treat....if you would like to read it...I'll send you PM...

[docomo]

.. i think it's not healthy to keep emotions inside and never giving them the time of day... i think that just by writing these it can make sense of it , and help to feel better..keep expressing yourself in a healthy ways and you'll be fine..and post anytime- there is always someone here to read what you have written...

when things are bad , remember that they get better :)

[chris_rock]

@ayumi, thanks for the offer. i might just take you up on that. awaiting your pm.

@doc, yeah i know. pent-up emotions can take the life out of you. but then again, sometimes it helps to just keep it all in. why? people won't understand. yes they's probably listen and give you a shoulder to cry on. they'd probably say, 'think positive' and all that stuff. but at the end of the day, it's always you and whatever emotional luggage you're carrying. i guess talking helps...writing it all down does to.

geminigirl kasi eh, nag open pa ng sad thread :p (or did i just post in the wrong thread :))

[geminigirl]

i was trying to avoid on commenting about all things sad...but here i go again. was it in the godfather 3 where al pacino's character says, 'just when i want out, they come dragging me back in again' (or words to that effect).

uhm, sadness...loneliness ...depression (not). pretty heavy emotions. i'm pessimistic by nature; it's my defense mechanism actually. probably because i tend to expect a lot; and more often than not expectations are not always met. so my pessimism helps cushion the pain that comes with failure (or semi-failure).

still, my pessimism cannot stand toe to toe with loneliness maybe nothing can. going out with friends helps, but it's just superficial. when you're alone at night, it's still just you and that stupid lonely feeling. have you ever tried coming home to nothing and then waking up to nothing again. day in day out...believe me, you wouldn't want that.

but sometimes, we find ourselves in situations we cannot control...powerless even. but since i chose that path, i've got no right to complain about it. it's life's bitter pill for me. i swallow that bitter pill hoping that one day soon, everything will be alright.

now it's my turn to be sad...

Chris_Rock so loneliness is infectious? Not really. Even if you find yourself in situations like these where you say you are powerless.....still in that little corner of your home is where you would find peace and joy....still inside you, your heart, is happiness that would make you smile. Who wants to be sad? Nobody. Given the chance, I would fly to where you are and tell you that life is just a matter of being happy and sad. You choose the kind of life you have. Right. But you can change that life if you wish to. Just look at the brighter side....always...loo k at all the people who care for you and will still care for you.....then maybe you'd say that life is not at all that bad.....:)

A joyful mornin' to you......

[chris_rock]

no, i didn't say that it was. my point was, you will be in this situation because of certain factors that cause it. i agree that it will always be a matter of choice; stay in that situation and continue being lonely or get out of it and find something/someone that will make you happy (thus ending your misery).

siguro nga, everything has a bright side. i guess i have to start looking for what mine is.

[geminigirl]

no, i didn't say that it was. my point was, you will be in this situation because of certain factors that cause it. i agree that it will always be a matter of choice; stay in that situation and continue being lonely or get out of it and find something/someone that will make you happy (thus ending your misery).

siguro nga, everything has a bright side. i guess i have to start looking for what mine is.

Hope you'de find that something/someone someday....and soon. So you could then smile, live, laughin' and tellin' the world....am happy at last!!!!

As the song goes.....when there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by if you SMILE through your fear and sorrow, SMILE and maybe tomorrow...you'll se the sun come shining through, if you just ......SMILE:)

[chris_rock]

sana na nga :)

[Janer]

sana na nga :)

hey, sad ka pa din? helping others can put a smile in your face. sabay hirit ng... pwedeng pahiram ng CDs mo? baka makalusot lang :D

[chris_rock]

hahahahaha, now that made me lighten up a bit! :D

cds? surely. eh pano naman po? i'm not in jp eh. what cds do you like ba?

[Janer]

oray! thanks. :)

i checked pa yung now playing thread for my wish list, looks like you have a vast collection of the real stuff. nalula ako sa choices since i can only recognize a few. hehe... ayun, hiram sana ako ng chillout project house sessions 1&2 but on second thought, i might just as well buy my own copy. feeling makabayan kaya support OPM. i do like the music of sarah mclachlan but not to the extent of buying her cds kaya if ever pahiram na lang. salamat.

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sorry po OT na, ginawang request portion ang thread e. :bricks:

[chris_rock]

hahaha, the request was related to the thread topic so i guess the mods won't mind your little 'indiscretion' :)

tower records has the the most complete chillout project albums in stock; i think. i was at odyssey last week and saw a couple of anton ramos' albums there. btw, the 'house sessions 1 and 2' were there.

sent you pm.

thanks.

[docomo]

@doc, yeah i know. pent-up emotions can take the life out of you. but then again, sometimes it helps to just keep it all in. why? people won't understand. yes they's probably listen and give you a shoulder to cry on. they'd probably say, 'think positive' and all that stuff. but at the end of the day, it's always you and whatever emotional luggage you're carrying. i guess talking helps...writing it all down does to.


.. force yourself to live, force yourself to do things with friends, force yourself to do something anything...keep busy, keep talking.. keep breathing .. that's the best advice that you can get...you just have to push yourself to go do things and get out there.
..just try to keep your hopes up, and don't loose faith that everything will be ok. :)

[mOtt_erU]

hi Geminigirl,
Natry ko ng gawin lahat ng tips na shinare mo tuwing Bluer than Blue ako.
except lang sa pagSketch:) ....
hetakuso ako jan...hehe:D