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My makeshift desk is littered with pale blue post-it notes. They’re piling up on the floor too. Weeks of lists I’ve been scrawling to myself, in some desperate attempt to restore order. It’s a brute force attempt. It’s not working. I’ve lost my Mojo.
I’m a huge fan of lists. Not because I’m really a list writer by nature, but because I’m not. And because I’m not, a list is what keeps me from standing in Safeway saying, “Now why am I here again?” Â Dashed off reminders keep me focused, moving forward when the tide of fear and self-doubt threatens to shift the tenuous sand of faith beneath my feet. If you’re searching to be grounded, a reminder to do the laundry helps. It at least keeps you in fresh underwear. Assuming, of course, you remember to change them.
Better put that on a post-it too.
I’ve lost my Mojo. Misplaced it really. I’m sure I’ll find it on a blue post-it note along with a reminder to pick up my favorite wool sweater from the dry-cleaner and another gallon of milk while I’m at it.Â
Mojo. It’s there. I believe. Some blood draws are just easier than others. Perhaps that’s who Einstein threw off the roof… some really bad lab technician that had taken up work in construction.
I keep bringing it up, I know… but I am so amazed with his process of thought and what inspired him. I keep asking, how can I be like Einstein today?
I haven’t discovered the grand unifying theory of physics, but imagining the tree falling down on a certain person across the way was somewhat cathartic…
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I’m afraid I’m suffering from too many ideas not enough follow through. Not enough TIME for follow through. I keep trying to get it all planned and scheduled and, apparently, I’m plan resistant! ~W
I think all the Mojo is blowing around on the back of the March wind. It will return on Spring’s shoulders.
My oomph is gone, too. This bronchitis/pneumonia/migraine streak has done it in. Here is it Friday, again, and I couldn’t tell you what I got done this week on my list of things to do.
Spring will come soon– and with it, a return of warmth, inspiration, energy, and radiant health for us all (here’s hoping).
If it doesn’t come soon, well, there will be a run on the post-its…
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I’m so sorry you’ve been sick–if anything can zap your mojo, it’s illness! And the lack of sunlight and time changes don’t help!! Take care of yourself! ~Wen
you have crystallized my thoughts perfectly.
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I’m laughing, because I’m pretty sure I’ve said the same thing on other peoples’ blogs this week! 😀 It’s going around. ~W
Compulsive list maker? Gee, that sounds familiar. That agenda book is beautiful; I would never be able to find it exactly when a thought crossed my mind, so I would still be grabbing for a handy scrap of paper. You should see my purse–it’s full of receipts that have lists scrawled on them. How embarrassing. Hope your mojo comes back ASAP!
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I wouldn’t say compulsive. I don’t to it out of reflex. Just the opposite. I make myself write a plan out each night for the next day. Otherwise, the enormity of what I’ve got to do gets the better of me. ~W
mo.jo. It just sounds good, doesn’t it?
I like to read other people’s lists. I received a gift of a book about lists. Rather, a book of ideas for making lists. Loved the thought. We (the gift-giver and I) had been discussing our love of lists and so it was very sweet of her to send it. And it will come in very handy as an idea generator for writing practice. But really? Aside from making grocery lists, I’m not great at making them myself anymore. I was once. But I’ve lost the ability. Or I make them and then put them down and don’t look at them again. And what good is that???
Let’s find our mojo together. 🙂 And thank you. I cannot say it enough. Thank you thank you thank you. Hope you enjoy your weekend off.
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At this point, it’s a survival mechanism. Because under stress I tend to get easily overwhelmed with multiple tasks. You know? I walk around aimlessly not focused if I don’t have a “plan”. But the idea of doing them creatively intrigues me. I can see a point in the future where that would be really helpful.
And you don’t have to thank me. I’ve appreciated your presence in my life! And I’m just saying so! ~W
Hoping your mojo is already back!
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I think I’ve got at least another week, Liza. Spring is ALMOST here. tick tick tick. . . ~W
I’ve lost my mojo, too.
I think it’s on my list that I left at Safeway.
Mr Mojo Risin
I’ve become a list-maker. It helps me focus and stay on track. It is a nice feeling when I can mark something off the list.
Also? It helps me remember to change my underwear.
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I will confess, sometimes I put things on my list I’ve already accomplished just so I can have something to mark off. ~W