Make My Funk the P. Funk
Now this is what I want you all to do:
If you got faults, defects or shortcomings,
You know, like arthritis, rheumatism or migraines,
Whatever part of your body it is,
I want you to lay it on your radio, let the vibes flow through.
Funk not only moves, it can re-move, dig?
The desired effect is what you get
When you improve your Interplanetary Funksmanship.
~Parliament
If you got faults, defects or shortcomings,
You know, like arthritis, rheumatism or migraines,
Whatever part of your body it is,
I want you to lay it on your radio, let the vibes flow through.
Funk not only moves, it can re-move, dig?
The desired effect is what you get
When you improve your Interplanetary Funksmanship.
~Parliament
I'm in a serious funk. I have so much I need do do and so much that I want to do that it all becomes this massive insurmountable conglomeration in my head that seems completely overwhelming.
Every time I get some time to DO something, I become crippled by the big blob of possible choices, don't feel like doing the yucky ones, then feel guilty if I choose a yummy one over it, that I just end up sitting and doing nothing.
I need to lay my head on the radio and let the vibes flow through. I need to improve my Interplanetary Funkmanship. With that in mind, here is a list for myself. There are big things, there are little things, important and silly. Some I look forward to doing, others I don't. These aren't resolutions, just items on a list. I hope at least enumerating them for myself will help me get my Funkmanship back.
Here's hoping for a funkadelic new year.
Every time I get some time to DO something, I become crippled by the big blob of possible choices, don't feel like doing the yucky ones, then feel guilty if I choose a yummy one over it, that I just end up sitting and doing nothing.
I need to lay my head on the radio and let the vibes flow through. I need to improve my Interplanetary Funkmanship. With that in mind, here is a list for myself. There are big things, there are little things, important and silly. Some I look forward to doing, others I don't. These aren't resolutions, just items on a list. I hope at least enumerating them for myself will help me get my Funkmanship back.
- Write the fucking newsletter. Just do it. Before you have the next one breathing down your neck.
- Take more self portraits before it gets dark out. Then you won't feel like they suck as much.
- Get good (again) at bringing lunch in to work.
- Find a project at work that excites you. If you can't, think about why that is.
- Organize the fiber mountain in the front hall.
- Find a way to keep dyeing with the new work schedule - make it happen, or it won't happen, and you love it and miss it, so do it.
- Merge the online incarnations of yourself: 2 blogs, Flickr, Etsy, etc. are all too much to keep up with seperately - put them together as much as possible and update as you see fit, with no guilt about neglecting one thing for another.
- Keep going to yoga - you're doing great with that, don't stop!
- Follow through on your sewing idea/project.
- Buy less yarn - seriously, you have plenty. No, really, there is enough. For real.
- Purge some stuff - yarn/fiber/equipment. You have stuff you know you'll never use, stop clinging to it and let it go.
- Go to spin night more often.
- Chill out.
- Laugh more.
Here's hoping for a funkadelic new year.
9 Comments:
I know of what you speak, this paralysis of the soul! I'm so afraid of dyeing because it was such a chore in the old house/when I was sick all the time, and then when I do it, I'm surprised that I enjoy it.
I like your list. Rock on with that.
I think your list is great and I hope it helps you to feel like you are accomplishing stuff. So --- what are you getting rid of? Anything good? lol
That's a much better list than mine (though mine is more succinct).
I have a partial sock that I will be mailing to you this week, so you can try it before I get too far along and make sure it fits right.
My list would be very similar if I made one, but this year the only think I resolved to do was to knit what I wanted to knit. No challenges, no pressure. I don't know how long it'll last (aren't the Olympics starting soon?) but I like the thought of it.
"Find a project at work that excites you. If you can't, think about why that is." Um, yeah. I relate to this one. Keep up the good yoga work!
I'm in exactly the same place. May we both be successful in getting our "Funkmanship" back.
Maybe if you listen to more PFunk it'll get your spirit moving? It can't hurt to try, right?
Your list is all my thoughts too. I am so glad that you know Yoga is great for you and you are doing well. I love it too. I didn't even mention the blog thing in my list. I have 3 blogs and I am thinking of shutting down my 365 because I won't be doing it anymore.
Keep up the great work on your self portraits. I love them no matter how much you think they "suck". They don't!
What a fabulous list and see a lot of things on your list that apply to me. Sometimes the hardest thing is just doing something - even if it isn't the right thing. I get bogged down in those decisions too. Happy 2010.
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