Comments on: Lack of focus and purpose causes depression. http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/ public speaker, adventurer, couch surfer, consultant Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: miah http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 miah Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:47:02 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3501 I'm right there dude. I've definitely learned that it is critical to keep the next thing on my radar. I can be bummed riding the chair lift on a sick powder day if I don't have some quest i'm working towards. Sometimes the quest is business (how i'm dealing with life after my last trip), and sometimes it's planning the next adventure, but either way, I have the keep the carrot in front of me.... I'm right there dude. I've definitely learned that it is critical to keep the next thing on my radar. I can be bummed riding the chair lift on a sick powder day if I don't have some quest i'm working towards. Sometimes the quest is business (how i'm dealing with life after my last trip), and sometimes it's planning the next adventure, but either way, I have the keep the carrot in front of me….

]]> By: miah http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 miah Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:47:02 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3343 I'm right there dude. I've definitely learned that it is critical to keep the next thing on my radar. I can be bummed riding the chair lift on a sick powder day if I don't have some quest i'm working towards. Sometimes the quest is business (how i'm dealing with life after my last trip), and sometimes it's planning the next adventure, but either way, I have the keep the carrot in front of me.... I'm right there dude. I've definitely learned that it is critical to keep the next thing on my radar. I can be bummed riding the chair lift on a sick powder day if I don't have some quest i'm working towards. Sometimes the quest is business (how i'm dealing with life after my last trip), and sometimes it's planning the next adventure, but either way, I have the keep the carrot in front of me….

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3333 uberVU - social comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:07:51 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3333 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by CouchSurfingOri: You got opinions on my latest blog? It's a little personal - http://bit.ly/6q4gZB... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Gretchen http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3340 Gretchen Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:19 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3340 Hey Ori, I'm sorry to hear you have the blues. Everyone gets them every once in a while. It seems like the projects are just a distraction from something else that's bothering you. You should be able to find an inner quiet and not be sad. I always think that if you have a moment of gratitude that will bring a happiness when there are no distractions. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I posted some of them on my website: <a href="http://uxdiva.com/">http://uxdiva.com/</a>I hope you have a great day. Love you ol' friend, <---Gretchen<<< Hey Ori, I'm sorry to hear you have the blues. Everyone gets them every once in a while. It seems like the projects are just a distraction from something else that's bothering you. You should be able to find an inner quiet and not be sad. I always think that if you have a moment of gratitude that will bring a happiness when there are no distractions. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I posted some of them on my website: http://uxdiva.com/I hope you have a great day. Love you ol' friend, <—Gretchen<<<

]]> By: Rachel http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Rachel Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:34:37 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3339 Yes! I experience this pattern a lot. Thank you for writing this at just this time. I've been feeling down the last few days and this post is an excellent reminder of what I need to do to get out of my slump. Yes! I experience this pattern a lot. Thank you for writing this at just this time. I've been feeling down the last few days and this post is an excellent reminder of what I need to do to get out of my slump.

]]> By: ElizabethPW http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3338 ElizabethPW Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:55:57 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3338 I totally get this. Now it manifests differently in me, but that's just b/c my purpose/personality is a bit different. I have a few states that have totally put me in melancholy (I say that instead of depression, b/c I have lived w/ people who are depressed & I don't think I have ever been depressed, what I feel is something that has a reason & is not chemical/meaningless).Up until last spring I had major angst because I did not know what the point was of my business. Because making money is just not that interesting (besides making enough to pay the bills & have cool experiences) ... I just don't care about buying fancy stuff or having a bunch of $ in the bank. So I really need a big, huge picture of what I was building ... the 15-25 year secret plan for myself. And I did figure that out (no, not going in this comment, and I am not blogging about it yet. Less than a dozen people know, it's the kind of thing I only talk about in person, it's too venerable still.) Another time I get melancholy is when I am marinating (word comes from Sandy Grason). When I have some idea/vision/project that is unfinished and not ready to be finished, because it is floating around inside of my head/soul and still needs more cooking. It is so upsetting because I become completely incapable of being able to get anything done, or really participate in life, because I'm totally stuck waiting for the cooking to finish on it's own time.And then there's the spotlight. This I did not know until I got my hands read by Baeth Davis, but I have a double gift marker for "The Spotlight" in my hands. Which means that if I am not in the spotlight constantly (with a double gift markers, every day) then everything goes to crap for me. This is where videos, blogging, speaking, and twitter have saved me, so I can just turn on my iPhone/computer and immediately be sharing myself & my teachings on a "stage." So Ori, you are not alone! I think this is a trait for those of us amazing people who are called to do amazing things. It's a particular kind of burden we have. - ElizabethPW(wow, that's the longest blog comment I've ever written!)btw, I am marinating right now. and I'm really pissy about it. that is all. I totally get this. Now it manifests differently in me, but that's just b/c my purpose/personality is a bit different. I have a few states that have totally put me in melancholy (I say that instead of depression, b/c I have lived w/ people who are depressed & I don't think I have ever been depressed, what I feel is something that has a reason & is not chemical/meaningless).Up until last spring I had major angst because I did not know what the point was of my business. Because making money is just not that interesting (besides making enough to pay the bills & have cool experiences) … I just don't care about buying fancy stuff or having a bunch of $ in the bank. So I really need a big, huge picture of what I was building … the 15-25 year secret plan for myself. And I did figure that out (no, not going in this comment, and I am not blogging about it yet. Less than a dozen people know, it's the kind of thing I only talk about in person, it's too venerable still.) Another time I get melancholy is when I am marinating (word comes from Sandy Grason). When I have some idea/vision/project that is unfinished and not ready to be finished, because it is floating around inside of my head/soul and still needs more cooking. It is so upsetting because I become completely incapable of being able to get anything done, or really participate in life, because I'm totally stuck waiting for the cooking to finish on it's own time.And then there's the spotlight. This I did not know until I got my hands read by Baeth Davis, but I have a double gift marker for "The Spotlight" in my hands. Which means that if I am not in the spotlight constantly (with a double gift markers, every day) then everything goes to crap for me. This is where videos, blogging, speaking, and twitter have saved me, so I can just turn on my iPhone/computer and immediately be sharing myself & my teachings on a "stage." So Ori, you are not alone! I think this is a trait for those of us amazing people who are called to do amazing things. It's a particular kind of burden we have. – ElizabethPW(wow, that's the longest blog comment I've ever written!)btw, I am marinating right now. and I'm really pissy about it. that is all.

]]> By: katebuckjr http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 katebuckjr Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:43:43 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3337 ORI! I sensed this right away from you... & been there myself. There's no time like the present to MAKE yourself useful instead of waiting around for someone to need you! And keep in mind the end goal you are working toward... getting things in order so you can get back out on the ROAD to the ATX, where you belong :) ORI! I sensed this right away from you… & been there myself. There's no time like the present to MAKE yourself useful instead of waiting around for someone to need you! And keep in mind the end goal you are working toward… getting things in order so you can get back out on the ROAD to the ATX, where you belong :)

]]> By: CouchSurfingOri http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 CouchSurfingOri Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:16:55 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3336 Wow. I read what you wrote, while shaking my head going "hey!, me too!" - that really adds to what I feel. Wow. I read what you wrote, while shaking my head going "hey!, me too!" – that really adds to what I feel.

]]> By: CouchSurfingOri http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 CouchSurfingOri Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:16:25 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3334 I agree.... WHEN I'm consulting, I feel like a kid at a waterpark (a kid that likes waterslides, etc).... I can go for days at a time. And I'm working extremely hard right now to make that more of my full time thing than some of the other services I offer. Looking forward to that joy. I agree…. WHEN I'm consulting, I feel like a kid at a waterpark (a kid that likes waterslides, etc)…. I can go for days at a time. And I'm working extremely hard right now to make that more of my full time thing than some of the other services I offer. Looking forward to that joy.

]]> By: catherine grison http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/lack-of-focus-and-purpose-causes-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3335 catherine grison Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:52:29 +0000 http://www.couchsurfingori.com/?p=1429#comment-3335 Bonjour Ori... You are a Sag' and you need always to run after an arrow, if you do not want to suddenly feel all the "unbearable lightness of being" as Kundera would say... Probably need also to feel useful. I thought my business will achieve that for me, but that was not enough and actually meditation + blog give me a certain piece of mind now. I can share and help individuals, on a bigger scale. I feel good actually, very centered, and if I have moments, they are now more circumstantial than existential! Good luck, develop your spiritual practice, it is time now. And remember also that the bio-rhythms are always lower before somebody's birthday. take it easy, and no crazy move! Namaste, Be good & dont behave!Catherine<a href="http://www.frenchshuicafe.com/">http://www.frenchshuicafe.com/</a> Bonjour Ori… You are a Sag' and you need always to run after an arrow, if you do not want to suddenly feel all the "unbearable lightness of being" as Kundera would say… Probably need also to feel useful. I thought my business will achieve that for me, but that was not enough and actually meditation + blog give me a certain piece of mind now. I can share and help individuals, on a bigger scale. I feel good actually, very centered, and if I have moments, they are now more circumstantial than existential! Good luck, develop your spiritual practice, it is time now. And remember also that the bio-rhythms are always lower before somebody's birthday. take it easy, and no crazy move! Namaste, Be good & dont behave!Catherinehttp://www.frenchshuicafe.com/

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