Comments on: uninspired, or just stuck… just fix it

By: duane

duane — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:34:34 +0000

John, Doug, Broderick, Chad, and Popmuse… I just want to say it: you guys are awesome. Thanks for the support and the great advice!! I really appreciate it. All of these kinds words are truly inspiration. I am definitely working on it! Stay tuned for updates!

By: PopMuse

PopMuse — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:20:01 +0000

OK sounds like you are spiralling — hee hee. i can relate.

I like to start small. (it’s about to get real LA up in here, get ready…)

Do you feel your feet against the floor? (If you don’t, your numb, and thats not good.) Focus on the floor beneath you and how you are connected to it, place yourself back in the room, not in your head. Wiggle your toes too, it’s fun, easy, and no one will know your doing it.

Take walks. Walks outside, not in a gym on a treadmill, outside, really help you get perspective, oxygen, inspiration. grab the camera, the ipod, the man, and take a walk.

(Here’s the one I’m struggling with)… Turn it OFF. The TV, the Wii, the iphone, anything that dulls your creative mind. Even 10 minutes less a day will help jolt you back to activity.

Those are little things, but they help, trust PopMuse.

xx,
mp

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:54:59 +0000

Although you feel uninspired, just know that you inspire a lot of us out here, including myself. You introduce me to music that I may have never heard if it weren’t for you, I get to see a lot of places that I’ve never been through your photos and your humorous personality makes me smile even on the days when I really don’t feel like it. You inspire me with your life. Turn the wheel a bit and you’ll climb right out that rut. We love you D!

By: Broderick

Broderick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:49:46 +0000

If you ever want to take go out and take photos, let me know!! I definitely agree with Doug that you shouldn’t discount what you already do. School is a big deal and there are a lot of people including myself that say they’d like to or should go back to school but take the easy route. And if you get bored with spin class there’s always other things that you can do to get your fitness in — walking, hiking, biking outside, etc.

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:58:58 +0000

But remember Duane, don’t discount all the things you DO do, like school and home projects and ect. Sometimes when you get to feeling like this it is easy not to think of the positives. I know I do!

By: John

John — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:15:43 +0000

It’s probably something you shouldn’t do here (at least initially), but you need to write ALL of the stuff down you’re concerned about. Then prioritize it, and be honest with yourself as far as what’s the most important. Finally, come up with a plan, and stick with it as much as possible. At that point, then you can share it with us, and we can hold you to it!

By: duane

duane — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:01:34 +0000

Steve, for starters, I am really going to focus on the picture taking and the weight issue. Spin class will NOT be skipped tomorrow!!!!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:57:49 +0000

So, which are the,say, two things that you are going to change, starting today?

Blog about it and let us know after one week how it went!