The word \u201cMeh\u201d was a sound on the Simpsons that became a real word used in every day conversation especially if you have teenagers in the house. Yes, I know its Yiddish origins but Simpsons gave us the word and showed it in action.<\/p>\n
According to the dictionary it has come to mean expressing a lack of interest or enthusiasm<\/i><\/p>\n
I have what I call my Meh days, days in which I cannot come up with the strength to care about anything. Meh is going through the motions because it is expected of me.<\/p>\n
Many people think that depression is being sad all the time and if a depressed person shows any sign of being happy then they aren\u2019t really depressed. Yes, I have honestly been told that.<\/p>\n
Sad is one feeling but Meh is another one that can just be there day in and day out.<\/p>\n
There is no motivation to do anything. I just want to curl up into a ball and not deal with the world. Things that might have excited me just don\u2019t. <\/p>\n
There was a time that is exactly what I did. Except when I had to eat or work, I just did nothing. Couldn’t read or write or build puppets or any creative activity. It was not that I didn\u2019t want to, I just could not find the energy to do so. And that sent me into a downward tailspin that I had a hard time putting out of.<\/p>\n
Life was seriously Meh.<\/p>\n
I know that I am doing better when my interest in the creative kicks back in. I start planning puppets or writing again. I become engaged in fandom again. <\/p>\n
I know people who make it from day to day living for either their vacation or a convention or some movie coming down the pike. It gives them something to live for. Other than that they feel like their lives are pretty much Meh. <\/p>\n
I have seen a couple of people who are already doing a countdown to the next DragonCon because it gives them something to look forward too. See my entry on Con Drop for more on this. I think I posted it a week or so ago.<\/p>\n
Right now I have a bunch of things to deal with and I have the creative itch that I am going to have to wait to scratch for at least a week. <\/p>\n
I don\u2019t feel the meh right now. I am more in a panic mode of \u2018can I get this really done?\u2019 Which I will and it will be fine. <\/p>\n
I have found ways for me to push through the meh to where I care again about the world around me. Having Caroline and Peter in my life has helped me a lot. I have people counting on me to be there for them and I know that they are there for me when I need them. <\/p>\n
But there are still times that meh is my way of life and I recognize it and just keep moving forward until I regain interest.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for that which is not meh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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