I don’t bore easily. I have too much to do to become bored. I’m certain if I wasn’t a writer, with my brain running at the speed of light, always in motion, always thinking about the next word, I might become bored.
Yet boredom comes when I least expect it. I become bored with the computer. I want to be anywhere but sitting here writing the next best seller. (I haven’t yet, but it’s a dream.) When boredom attacks ruthlessly, nothing satisfies. I will scroll through every streaming app to find something to watch and turn off the television. I will walk the trail or the hallways, impatient to get back to my apartment because I don’t want to walk either. I will find a friend and try to make conversation, but again, I’m itching to get back to my apartment.
In those times of extreme boredom, the only thing I can do is to quiet everything and take time out. It’s hard to quiet your brain. Yet, it’s what I need to do. It’s when I do, that I turn on Christian music and let it flow over me and set everything right in my world again. I get my focus back. Then I can get back to my life and the words will once again flow.
How do you cope with boredom? Thanks for reading.
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