good news! i have recently embarked on a quest to find, and have subsequently ascertained my own GROOVE.
by “groove”, i don’t just mean a person’s quintessential dance move, a la mj and his moonwalk. (though if you could develop something of that caliber, by all means…) this groove refers to the way in which you are meant to live your life; the organization of your true potential. it is learning to master going with the flow and beat of your own heart and sometimes against the grain of your lazy pants instincts to find a good regimen that can keep you happy, healthy, and satisfied.
i have always had a few hobbies. haphazardly practiced and most certainly sporadic hobbies; the fruits of which were usually no more than half finished projects. and it is easy to be lazy. it is easy to put off today what can be done tomorrow and when tomorrow comes, wait yet another day to get “it” done. things of lesser value to you, things that could never express who you truly are (i.e. “the john and kate plus 8″ marathon on tlc, which after 5 or 6 episodes, you can sleuth out who was truly to blame for their divorce and develop the appropriate bitter feelings towards whomever you deem home wrecker) seem to mysteriously rise to the top of your to do list and before you know it, all of your half hobbies become lost and a strong sense of who you are goes with it.
why is it so easy to shirk that which we claim to love and replace it with meaningless activities? it is my belief that sometimes the obligatory nature of life’s responsibilities (work, eat, sleep, socialize to the extent that you choose) can swallow a person whole. we become “the vessel.” go through the motions to have a 20 something year old, semi-lucrative, socially fulfilling lifestyle with no real self reward. enter… THE GROOVE.
the groove will help you get back in touch with all of those things you viscerally enjoy. those things that when executed properly, make you happier than all else. your passions. your loves. your “i used to be really good at…” talents. get them back, make time for them. this is the tasty part of the food for your soul. next, is nourishment.
incorporating the nourishment into my own groove seemed wildly daunting at first, as well it should. you know what you’d like to slowly work into your daily regimen to improve that which you are, but when staring wide eyed at a long list of self improvements one can think “how am i ever going to do all of this.” my solution? break it down. truly settling into your groove should be a somewhat long process, and if you’re doing it all in one day you’re not doing it correctly. slowly integrate that which you’d like to change on a basis of time that does not intimidate you. do not give yourself limits. become the best version of yourself and do it at the rate to ensure it sticks.
just groove. you’ll be glad you did.
love, madeline
