A Thursday

I've been pondering what makes a brain tick the most efficiently. Sometimes I feel invincible and that I am accomplishing everything, in addition to being amazing. And at others, I feel a fog come over my brain, and I feel I can do nothing, and even if I could, I wouldn't want to.

Thus far, this helps my brain continue to function in a logical and healthy way:

• exercise that makes me push myself
• frequent exploits that take me outside of my house
• interacting with others, even if it's just the mailperson or mechanic down the street
• being outside
• yoga
• realizing I'm not some machine and need to take and have tangible breaks and rewards
• funny things which make me smile & laugh
• travel
• picking flowers
• doing things the right way & with purpose
• acknowledging others
• approaching life outside the box; entertaining each encounter as an opportunity
• getting outside of the routine, but sticking to it enough to manage my time wisely
• planning to go to culture and society oriented events
• embracing and recognizing my hard work

And a few things which don't help me and box me in more:

• seeing routine as a chore rather than something that helps
• viewing people as interaction to be avoided
• sitting in front of the computer for hours
• lamenting "wasted" time
• feeling frustrated and comparing myself to others instead of celebrating my differences
• letting little things blow up to big huge atrocities in my mind
• fearing things like money, pushing myself, pain from exercising

I venture into Friday, I hope, with more of the first list on my mind than the second. And I hope to be able to switch to the first list when I'm feeling the second coming on, and the fogginess. Sunshine, leaves, a cool breeze...