Apathy

Apathy

I was going to write about apathy, but I don’t really feel like it…

So many people I work with initially are so apathetic, it can be no surprise they feel stuck on a regular basis. For many, it seems as if they lack the energy level to get passionate about anything…right up until the point they are being pushed off the cliff. Somehow, miraculously, they manage to fight back, at least a little bit, to sustain their life, ego or positionality important to them.

Do you wonder why some days you simply don’t “have it?” The winter time blues are now captured in all seasons and the energy to accomplish things is often nowhere to be found.

Why is that?

I don’t know. I’m too tired to think about it right now…perhaps tomorrow…or not.
Have you ever felt this? What did you do to get out of the funk?

For many, it means just trudging along…doing the least amount possible, until another day comes and goes. And, that may be a good strategy for some. I have been heard saying “this is a do no harm day…keep your head down and your mouth shut.” The purpose, of course, is to eliminate your need for apologies and groveling the next day by being unable to hold your “stuff” during a moment of weakness and frustration.

Our expectation of days where everything goes right is somewhat unrealistic. Granted, it still happens, but with so much technology and interaction a part of our experience daily, it seems further away than ever. The real test is to eliminate the root causes of our stress and to build our inner core to the point where anything challenging is a “so what.”

How to do that? Check back soon and, when I decide to care enough to write it, you’ll be the first to know.