Comments on: Living Through The Low Point http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/ The Art Of Self Awareness Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Amanda Linehan Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:07:45 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1166 Hi Jonathan - Your suggestions definitely fit in with most of the comments here. Accept what you feel, don't push through and realize that life has cycles. But, definitely, being positive through all your energy phases will be beneficial. Hi Jonathan – Your suggestions definitely fit in with most of the comments here. Accept what you feel, don’t push through and realize that life has cycles. But, definitely, being positive through all your energy phases will be beneficial.

]]> By: Positive Gangsta http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1158 Positive Gangsta Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:39:43 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1158 # 1. What’s the best way to handle these “low energy” periods? Its best to accept those lo energy thought ans shift your focus to a positive direction. we all times like this, actually I'm feeling a bit low as i type this , but as human we can shift out direction of focus by just changing the thoughts in our minds. 2.What do you find yourself doing during these times? I smile it off. I'm too cool to be pessimistic. #3.Should you be more accepting of your own natural energy cycles – both up and down? Or do you try to just “push through”? Pushing through can only make it worse because mental effort truly defeats the purpose of thought. Just accept it and think different. Do something like like jumping up and down on your bed, or run around the block non stop. Its will definitely change your emotions big time. You energy will be back up high like a 474 soaring thought the clouds. Great question and killer post! .-= Positive Gangsta´s last blog ..<a href="http://improveminduniversity.blogspot.com/2009/10/never-give-up-unless-your-in-grave.html" rel="nofollow">Never Give Up Unless Your In The Grave</a> =-. # 1. What’s the best way to handle these “low energy” periods?
Its best to accept those lo energy thought ans shift your focus to a positive direction. we all times like this, actually I’m feeling a bit low as i type this , but as human we can shift out direction of focus by just changing the thoughts in our minds.

2.What do you find yourself doing during these times?
I smile it off. I’m too cool to be pessimistic.

#3.Should you be more accepting of your own natural energy cycles – both up and down? Or do you try to just “push through”?
Pushing through can only make it worse because mental effort truly defeats the purpose of thought. Just accept it and think different. Do something like like jumping up and down on your bed, or run around the block non stop. Its will definitely change your emotions big time. You energy will be back up high like a 474 soaring thought the clouds.

Great question and killer post!
.-= Positive Gangsta´s last blog ..Never Give Up Unless Your In The Grave =-.

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 Amanda Linehan Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:21:57 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1157 Hi Tess - I find I'm doing those things you mentioned right now. As Dani said above, different energy levels call for different activities. Hi Roger - "Rent-a-Brain" - I really like that. :) Also, I like the idea of using high energy times to prepare for low energy. (And yes, I may just want to borrow your brain. ;) ) Hi Lance - Yeah, the general consensus here seems to be - "don't force it." And I think you're right - it usually doesn't work out very well at all when I try to do that. :) Hi Tess – I find I’m doing those things you mentioned right now. As Dani said above, different energy levels call for different activities.

Hi Roger – “Rent-a-Brain” – I really like that. :) Also, I like the idea of using high energy times to prepare for low energy. (And yes, I may just want to borrow your brain. ;) )

Hi Lance – Yeah, the general consensus here seems to be – “don’t force it.” And I think you’re right – it usually doesn’t work out very well at all when I try to do that. :)

]]> By: Lance http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 Lance Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:43:25 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1156 Hi Amanda, I can relate! I've certainly felt those periods where it's felt like a low in writing. I tried to force ideas on myself, and for me - that just doesn't work too well. It ends up not feeling "real". And so for me - these low times are a time to break up routine a bit. Try something new. Or something old that hasn't been done in while. Or just "be". All good ways for me to let my focus shift a bit, and bring about new thoughts. .-= Lance´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JungleOfLife/~3/q_a66dB3nvw/" rel="nofollow">Rainbows in the Making</a> =-. Hi Amanda,
I can relate! I’ve certainly felt those periods where it’s felt like a low in writing. I tried to force ideas on myself, and for me – that just doesn’t work too well. It ends up not feeling “real”. And so for me – these low times are a time to break up routine a bit. Try something new. Or something old that hasn’t been done in while. Or just “be”. All good ways for me to let my focus shift a bit, and bring about new thoughts.
.-= Lance´s last blog ..Rainbows in the Making =-.

]]> By: Roger http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 Roger Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:39:10 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1155 Hi Amanda, The best part of blogging for me is the simple fact that I only need to publish something when an idea or inspiration strikes. In my other writing life, it is more about deadlines which is where this topic really comes into play. No writer that I know of possesses a constant flow where the words fly onto a page. These are the times to just muddle through and wait for the days where it is easy. As others have stated, it is just the natural flow of things. On the "high" days, I may work on five or six projects without intending to finish anything. This allows me to use them as a framework on the days when I can't staple two thoughts together to save my life. It would be helpful if someone would start a "rent a brain" service for the times when I get stuck. Lately I feel like I have a brain I am not using so if anyone needs to borrow it, it's available. :) Namaste, Roger .-= Roger´s last blog ..<a href="http://theconservativebuddhist.blogspot.com/2009/10/hint-of-winter.html" rel="nofollow">A hint of winter</a> =-. Hi Amanda,

The best part of blogging for me is the simple fact that I only need to publish something when an idea or inspiration strikes. In my other writing life, it is more about deadlines which is where this topic really comes into play. No writer that I know of possesses a constant flow where the words fly onto a page. These are the times to just muddle through and wait for the days where it is easy. As others have stated, it is just the natural flow of things.

On the “high” days, I may work on five or six projects without intending to finish anything. This allows me to use them as a framework on the days when I can’t staple two thoughts together to save my life. It would be helpful if someone would start a “rent a brain” service for the times when I get stuck.

Lately I feel like I have a brain I am not using so if anyone needs to borrow it, it’s available. :)

Namaste,
Roger
.-= Roger´s last blog ..A hint of winter =-.

]]> By: Tess The Bold Life http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Tess The Bold Life Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:36:15 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1154 Hi Amanda, I believe we need to learn how to relax into both highs and lows or in other words be comfortable with both. I do a few different things when low...go within, journal, meditate and rest. I prefer to always be high energy but I'd burn out it that happened. I agree with Peggy and Mr. Johnson, we can't have one without the other. Hi Amanda,
I believe we need to learn how to relax into both highs and lows or in other words be comfortable with both. I do a few different things when low…go within, journal, meditate and rest. I prefer to always be high energy but I’d burn out it that happened. I agree with Peggy and Mr. Johnson, we can’t have one without the other.

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Amanda Linehan Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:51 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1153 Hi Dani - I think I have also, in the past, tended to "push through," but I really like your suggestion of doing certain things during each of the periods. That seems like something I can definitely do in my life. :) Hi Patty - I really like the teeter-totter analogy. If you try to sit on one end (by yourself ) that will not be a very fun ride! Existing in the middle area is your best bet. Hi Chris - Right, and I have definitely made this a problem for myself in the past. I think I have just recently thought that this low energy period might be for the best, and, besides, the high energy always comes back. Hi Dani – I think I have also, in the past, tended to “push through,” but I really like your suggestion of doing certain things during each of the periods. That seems like something I can definitely do in my life. :)

Hi Patty – I really like the teeter-totter analogy. If you try to sit on one end (by yourself ) that will not be a very fun ride! Existing in the middle area is your best bet.

Hi Chris – Right, and I have definitely made this a problem for myself in the past. I think I have just recently thought that this low energy period might be for the best, and, besides, the high energy always comes back.

]]> By: Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:24:42 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1151 Hi Amanda -- when I think about this, it seems to me that the ideal situation would be one where I didn't make a problem out of the "low energy" feeling or think of it as something I had to deal with. This gets easier when I let go of the sense that I should be constantly running around or I must be bad or lazy. :) Hi Amanda — when I think about this, it seems to me that the ideal situation would be one where I didn’t make a problem out of the “low energy” feeling or think of it as something I had to deal with. This gets easier when I let go of the sense that I should be constantly running around or I must be bad or lazy. :)

]]> By: Patty - Why Not Start Now? http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Patty - Why Not Start Now? Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:00:40 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1150 Hi Amanda - I think it's all part of the natural rhythm and cycle of life. One of my favorite authors (Robert Johnson) says that one of the keys to life is to live in the paradox of it, up/down, light/dark, sun/moon. That we can't have one without the other, it goes against nature. And he uses an interesting metaphor - a teeter totter - and says that the goal is being in the fulcrum of the teeter totter, the middle place. That's hard when we get constant messages to do more, be more, have more. Even in a down cycle I do sometimes sometimes find myself trying to push through but I know better. And I suppose I continually look to the nature and the seasons for guidance. That grounds me and keeps me more conscious of what part of the cycle I'm in. Thanks for the thoughtful post! .-= Patty - Why Not Start Now?´s last blog ..<a href="http://whynotstartnow.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/life-lessons-learned-from-leo/" rel="nofollow">Life Lessons Learned from Leo</a> =-. Hi Amanda – I think it’s all part of the natural rhythm and cycle of life. One of my favorite authors (Robert Johnson) says that one of the keys to life is to live in the paradox of it, up/down, light/dark, sun/moon. That we can’t have one without the other, it goes against nature. And he uses an interesting metaphor – a teeter totter – and says that the goal is being in the fulcrum of the teeter totter, the middle place. That’s hard when we get constant messages to do more, be more, have more. Even in a down cycle I do sometimes sometimes find myself trying to push through but I know better. And I suppose I continually look to the nature and the seasons for guidance. That grounds me and keeps me more conscious of what part of the cycle I’m in. Thanks for the thoughtful post!
.-= Patty – Why Not Start Now?´s last blog ..Life Lessons Learned from Leo =-.

]]> By: Positively Present http://amandalinehan.com/2009/10/05/living-through-the-low-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Positively Present Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:55:37 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=982#comment-1149 Great post, Amanda! I think I usually try to push through but I don't think that's always the best way. Maybe it's best to have activities that go best with each mood and then do those things during that time period. For example, at a period of low energy, catch up on reading. At a period of high energy, go out with friends. Of course it won't always work out perfectly but sometimes you can control what you do and don't do at certain times. Great post, Amanda! I think I usually try to push through but I don’t think that’s always the best way. Maybe it’s best to have activities that go best with each mood and then do those things during that time period. For example, at a period of low energy, catch up on reading. At a period of high energy, go out with friends. Of course it won’t always work out perfectly but sometimes you can control what you do and don’t do at certain times.

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