tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post2807649652344799469..comments2023-06-01T08:48:30.536-07:00Comments on BIKE WITH JACKIE: Tips to overcome boredom with yourselfAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-23093795819648887172009-10-27T19:29:31.685-07:002009-10-27T19:29:31.685-07:00Kerry, I love the song you've mentioned. I hav...Kerry, I love the song you've mentioned. I haven't thought of it in years! I like the idea of being present. But it's good to take a break from the familiar. It seems that's how Kathy Mattea arrived at her new way of thinking.<br /><br />Jen, I hope the post helps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-16593069563662492372009-10-27T19:11:09.693-07:002009-10-27T19:11:09.693-07:00This is interesting for me to read b/c I'm suc...This is interesting for me to read b/c I'm such an introvert that I never promote myself. So, I guess I'm never bored with myself--I have the opposite problem of just kinda ignoring the potentially high-profile stuff I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-60847269934237200172009-10-26T04:07:10.921-07:002009-10-26T04:07:10.921-07:00adding another comment on the Billy Joel/song idea...adding another comment on the Billy Joel/song idea: Kathy Mattea had a major hit with a song called 18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses. She says while she could get tired of it and space out while singing it, when she found herself doing that she decided to be fully present each time she sings it and see what gifts that offers, and she's learned a lot from this. so there are other choices.Kerry Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024934410964947306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-64066431633502969612009-10-20T16:04:34.295-07:002009-10-20T16:04:34.295-07:00Interesting comments. Good dialogue. Sorry for bei...Interesting comments. Good dialogue. Sorry for being away for a bit. And I did take a break.<br /><br />Debra, I started cleaning out my office. Talk about getting down and dirty! <br /><br />Meredith, that's interesting what you said about Billie Joel. I love his music, and I love that song. How sad that he'd get bored with it. <br /><br />Thanks for coming back time and time again. I love your company.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-54322308906285416952009-10-19T09:52:44.184-07:002009-10-19T09:52:44.184-07:00Jackie, you have my Monday vote!
Sending you good ...Jackie, you have my Monday vote!<br />Sending you good energy that you'll be the winner!Suzanne Holmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193014617270923947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-6183690213988844762009-10-17T17:59:49.856-07:002009-10-17T17:59:49.856-07:00I immediately thought of Billy Joel explaining why...I immediately thought of Billy Joel explaining why he'd never sing "Just The Way You Are" anymore. In an interview (I can't remember where - 20/20? Dateline? Howard Stern?) how he said (I'm paraphrasing) that he was so tired/bored of that song that whenever he'd sing it he found himself thinking about what he was going to have for lunch at the deli - corned beef or pastrami. Ha! When I read that you had reached the saturation point I realized that singing the same song - that you created (no matter how classic) is kind of exactly the same thing! It's an extension of you, just in a different form.Meredith Resnick - The Writer's [Inner] Journeyhttp://writersinnerjourney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-85125400904803765982009-10-15T20:50:01.209-07:002009-10-15T20:50:01.209-07:00When I need a break from being "out there&quo...When I need a break from being "out there" too much, there's nothing so humbling as simple domesticity to make me remember who I am (or am not). I mean down and dirty stuff like scrubbing shower gunk, mopping floors on hands and knees, sweeping the carport, even painting the dining room.<br /><br />I like Jennifer's idea too: spending time with kids. More of that humbling effect. Also, always good for a laugh or a smile at the very least.Debra Marrshttp://www.yourwritelife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-69195212725299532822009-10-15T18:32:00.057-07:002009-10-15T18:32:00.057-07:00Yes, drag is dog speak for walk. My dogs take me o...Yes, drag is dog speak for walk. My dogs take me on drags all of the time. They see a squirrel, a bird, a rabbit...you name it. <br />Once, when we lived in the city, I actually fell and really twisted my ankle bad, but that didn't hurt as much as the dogs still trying to drag me while I was down!Kerri Fivecoat-Campbellhttp://www.livinglargeinourlittlehouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-88783932749149485342009-10-14T13:51:45.234-07:002009-10-14T13:51:45.234-07:00Jackie,
you know I'm going to say music.
havi...Jackie,<br />you know I'm going to say music.<br /><br />having just been through a contest where I had to ask for votes myself, I hear you about that.<br /><br />I often have the opposite problem, as in saying oh don't bother about me. a friend [who does that a lot too] had an epiphany a while back that that can be the same sort of thing, really, part of taking yourself too seriously. she's right, I think, and your points apply there too.Kerry Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024934410964947306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-87503515800946355762009-10-13T07:36:22.594-07:002009-10-13T07:36:22.594-07:00Good one, Kerri. Drag? Is that dog speak for "...Good one, Kerri. Drag? Is that dog speak for "walk"? Sounds like the walks I have with my dog. The question is: who is doing the dragging. We take turns. Ha! This is turning out to be a great list. Thanks, everyone!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-11781616472776005542009-10-13T05:45:03.320-07:002009-10-13T05:45:03.320-07:00Sheryl, now, why didn't I think of that. ;-)Sheryl, now, why didn't I think of that. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-45886775291606652352009-10-13T05:43:54.961-07:002009-10-13T05:43:54.961-07:00Barb, so true. Ha-ha! I think it's easy to do ...Barb, so true. Ha-ha! I think it's easy to do when you live inside your head, as writers often do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-47700021112910600282009-10-13T05:40:00.935-07:002009-10-13T05:40:00.935-07:00Jennifer was on my wave length, I was going to wri...Jennifer was on my wave length, I was going to write to spend time with your dogs. When you're giving them a good back rub, or letting them take you for a drag, it's all about them! :)Kerri Fivecoat-Campbellhttp://www.livinglargeinourlittlehouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-65384175600865102542009-10-13T05:32:56.454-07:002009-10-13T05:32:56.454-07:00Jennifer, that's a good one! LOLJennifer, that's a good one! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-76705805035488704892009-10-12T21:06:32.058-07:002009-10-12T21:06:32.058-07:00No tips, but that last one left me laughing!
Ok, ...No tips, but that last one left me laughing!<br /><br />Ok, turns out I have a tip after all: Spend time with small children. They will rarely, if ever, let if be all about you. :)Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-52431258297927698992009-10-12T19:23:47.691-07:002009-10-12T19:23:47.691-07:00All good advice. I get sick of me often. HA.All good advice. I get sick of me often. HA.Babettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529515492029788192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792745986850454057.post-65287842111187874072009-10-12T18:24:04.600-07:002009-10-12T18:24:04.600-07:00I know what you mean...sometimes I get sick of mys...I know what you mean...sometimes I get sick of myself, too!<br /><br />How about going out for a long bike ride? This way, you're silent and your mind is (hopefully) off yourself and instead into the scenery and the pure motion of the riding. And then you can talk all about what you did, which is a bit different than talking purely about yourself...Sheryl Krafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807866522747156272noreply@blogger.com