Getting Out of Your Own Funk

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It's so easy to dwell in the negative, sometimes I think I'm an expert.  One bad thought enters my brain, and then I indulge in it.  It can feel so good to feel bad, sad, etc.  And then its starts snowballing and becomes -- woe is me, I can never get out of this funk, oh woe, oh woe, I have the worst life every, I'm a victim...

Saturday night I enjoyed amazing music at the Hollywood Bowl with Asian Daria.  It was a reminder that I can snap myself out of "the funk" at any any given moment.  I don't need stars in the sky and Robyn's magnetic voice to do that. The power comes from within.

The discussion soon turned to my outbreak of eczema lately, I blame it on chubby.  And I keep picking and scratching -- neither of these habits do any sort of good.  I know this, but I choose to continue my pattern.  Then a eureka moment -- eczema is a physical manifestation and I can choose to keep my little fingers from scratching, itching, peeling; yet, I chose for so long not to do this and helped perpetuate my itchy flaky self.  MY GOD, if I can't stop itching, how the hell am I going to stop negative thoughts from entering my brain.  Perhaps this eczema is a blessing in disguise.

I need to transform myself from the inside, but that's hard, isn't it?  So, since my automatic reaction isn't to necessarily stop from itching or having negative thoughts, I need to literally say out loud, "KNOCK IT OFF.  THIS DOES NO GOOD.  STOP IT."  Eventually, my inner self will start getting the point. I am no victim to bad habits.

Asian Daria and I made a pact to find the time daily to meditate and text/email each other to stay accountable.  I find the time to brush my teeth, floss, put on sunblock, etc. daily.  It makes no sense to focus all of this energy on my outer body and not my inner self, my energetic being and higher consciousness