Simple Fix: Coping Through Contemporary Lifestyles

Yoyo peeps.
I'm here to intro you to "Life Theming" – how to theme your life. It's a simple fix to help you flow more easily through the different, sometimes burdening mood periods during the year, organise your sh*t around it and hopefully allow you to accept change in a healthier way. Let's call it COPING THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLES. Sometimes life can feel outta control and you don't know whether you're coming or going and sometimes you simply can't identify the reason(s) why you've had a change of heart. It's suddenly shat over you like a bird full of RedBull (but in reality, there's no bird). We can still find healthy ways to handle it. Read on for a life hack...

I thought up this concept whilst lucid dreaming (dreaming whilst conscious that I was dreaming, with the power to slightly control what happens). Maybe it was the control thing that led me to this...

CONTEXT IT

First "life theming" starts with with recognition of a prolonged mood change (i.e. more than a week or two). Now I've noticed this in myself over the last month-ish and realised I've got a bit less excited about life and a bit more 'f*ck off' about everything (FYI, nothing's drastically changed.. So what's going on?).

Context it: I called mine Le Autumn Slump, but you can be a bit more outrageous I'm sure (/it may not necessarily be Autumn for you). Dating back to the good ol' days, I've linked this to the 'back to school' period – a time articulated with an expectation of change, newness – when life was simple. But not for us adults; we continue to continue. Firstly, we're looking more fondly on before than 'the now.' Then there's a sense of build up subconsciously, to...nothing. BAM zero change or excitement...only for Malcolm, age 13, who's entering year 8 and can forget about his failed romance with Lucy in class 4.

Other contexts can include: New Year woes, the milestone of a family home move years ago, 9/11 etc. Both societal and personal contexts lodge inside you.

ENTERTAIN IT

I call this bit 'designing for change.' Like Rumi says, 'be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from above.' Say to yourself 'you're going to ride this wave and accept it's here until your next mood shift crops up.' Remember, it WILL change. 

Entertain it: plan and undertake activities that don't counter it (like many self-help sources say). I don't know about you, but when I am angry at the world, the last thing I want to do is put on my sparkly knickers and go for a fun run with my neighbours. I usually end up expending valuable energy and a lot of the time, money, trying to convince myself I wanted to do it when I didn't. Curate a lifestyle that matches your life theme and don't pressure yourself. Notice what your mind/body are saying in response to the idea of doing certain activities. This reverse psychology may pull you out a less fun life theme quicker (like research on how the legalisation of drugs may curb misuse in society).

Main takeaways:
Less positive life themes: take time to chill, choose recharging activities, go solo for introspection, seek environments with less noise and busyness, surround yourself with those who don't require too much from you or give you peace, slow down, tap into music and the arts, absorb information/learn etc. GIVE yourself energy. 

Positive life themes: choose proactive activities, energy-releasing or social stuff, innovate, try new things, help people, express your creativity through a medium you're good at, plan stuff, challenge yourself to be 5% more efficient with your day, RELEASE and SHARE your energy with the world.

So, hope that's not too confusing? Feed me back if you got qs. Peace ooot luvs x