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Embracing the Dance of Life: A Psychedelic Tango with Boredom

What bores you?


Boredom is my greatest adversary. It’s like a silent villain creeping into the corners of my existence, threatening to plunge me into a dull abyss. The mere thought of standing still, embracing stasis, sends shivers down my spine. Life, to me, is a vibrant dance, and boredom is that awkward partner no one wants to be stuck with.

Four-hour-long movies? Please, spare me the agony! Two-hour meetings that feel like an eternity? I’d rather be doing interpretative dance in a field of daisies. I think I have done that. Pontificating people, humorless souls, and bland food – they’re all members of the boredom brigade. I crave the spice of life, the zest of laughter, and the exhilaration of engaging conversations.

And don’t even get me started on water. Drinking it? Boresville. But playing in it? Now, that’s a splash of excitement! It’s all about movement, the fluidity of experience that keeps the tango of life enthralling.

Imagine a world where every moment is a whirlwind of possibilities, where boredom is a distant memory. I thrive on the thrill of constant motion, the heartbeat of life pulsating through every adventure. If life were a novel, boredom would be that monotonous chapter I’d gladly skip.

I’ve often wondered why some people find solace in the stillness of routine. To me, routine is the arch-nemesis of spontaneity, the extinguisher of the fiery passion that makes life truly exhilarating. The mundane, the predictable – they are the culprits behind the yawns and heavy eyelids.

So, let’s break free from the shackles of monotony. Let’s embrace the chaos, the unpredictability, and the ever-changing rhythm of life. Boredom may knock on our door, but we shall dance it away with a spirited tap.

I propose a toast to a life filled with movement, laughter, and the sweet taste of unpredictability. Let boredom be a mere spectator in the grand theater of our existence, while we take center stage in the delightful performance of our lives. Cheers to the dance, my fellow thrill-seekers!

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  1. Finding the Flow the Sweet Spot Tween Apathy/Boredom And Anxiety

    Dear Miriam i’ve Surely Experienced Both Sides of the Coin where Life

    Itself Practically Breathing Was Over Stimulating to me on the Other

    Hand Getting Away From All Work Related

    Stress for 16 Years Now Comparatively

    Speaking My Myelin Nerves

    Are Wrapped With

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    Does Any Stress Over Stimulate
    me And Dear Lord There Are So Many

    Human Potentials that May Be Fulfilled practically

    For Free in Online Avenues for Art and Science And
    What We May Come to Originally Create Like a Public

    Dance in the Real World Now that that is Under my Control

    Boredom is Rarely ever Experienced And The Sweet Spot

    of Flow is
    Mine to
    Master 24/7

    Unless i Decide
    to Sleep Hehe Yes

    Yet of Course i Push
    the Limits too At the
    Edge of What Could Become
    Anxiety too True it’s a Thrill Always

    to Expand Human Potentials Yet for me
    i Ain’t Gonna Risk my Life Mountain Climbing
    For the Plateaus of Flow i Can Achieve With Total
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    to Meditative Music Entertaining the Star Bucks College
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    Hour Every
    Sunday
    After
    Noon

    FOR FREE

    CHEAP SKaTinG

    Mountain Climbers
    Experiencing the Thrill
    of Going Without a Safety
    Harness Might Not ever entertain
    That Idea As They Would Be Too Worried
    What Others Might Think of them What a Life

    Reaching an
    Authentic

    Way

    Where
    Other Folk’s
    Nay-Saying is No
    Different Than the
    Feather i Become
    As Wind Breezes Free

    Yet It’s True When You are
    Doing that at Around 250 Pounds
    Still Capable of Warming Up with
    1540 Pounds at the Military Gym

    Leg Pressing it 12 Reps With
    Arms Raised to the ‘Heavens’

    It’s Not

    Often

    That the
    NaySaying
    is Done in Ear
    or Eye View Hehe

    As That’s ‘The Rule’ Never
    Catch the Eye of the Public
    Dancer Unless You Are That Free..:)

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  2. If I had even the bare amount of energy to be bored, I don’t think I would be: there’s always a book. Or an adventure. Or something to learn.

    Right now it’s all about finishing the Pride’s Children trilogy. After that, I’ll probably be up to my ears in marketing for years. Boredom isn’t on the list.

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