Sunday, December 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Boredom
Seven Tips to Kill Boredom
Many senior citizens have a lot of time on their hand and do not know how to kill time. Loneliness and having nothing specific to do are main factors leading to boredom and perhaps depression. We must avoid being bored at any point of time, even for a few hours. It is self defeating attitude and 'entertaining' boredom may ultimately leave us highly frustrated. Here are some tips to ward off boredom.
1. Play some Word game or number games. Even newspapers offer Sudoku, Crossword puzzles, Scramble, jumble and the like. Have a go at it - whatever you are good at. No age is old for learning new things. I have known my friends swear that Sudoku keeps them occupied.
2. Go for a brisk walk. Do some mild exercise. Just stretch your self, feet and arms. Laugh aloud if you are alone. Learn about acupressure points in your body and massage them. Any physical activity which gives a break for 20 to 30 minutes will also break boredom.
3. Dust your old tape recorder, CD Player, Radio or World Space unit. Start listening to any music you in which you are interested. When I took to Internet in early Nineties I thought that people Search the Net for Sex mostly. No, I was wrong. Music is most searched for, even today. As they say, music is the soul of life. Listen to some soul stirring music to forget yourself.
4. Pick up your pen and paper and write a letter to a friend whom you have forgotten. Or open your laptop and compose a few messages. They could even be 'official' complaints to civic authorities on local colony problems. Why wait for the Resident Welfare Association to take action? You will be twice blessed for such pro active social work.
5. Pick up a book that have read and would not mind donating it. Write your Name & address and leave a note that anyone that picks ac read and circulate the book again. Leave the book stealthily in a park bench and see furtively who picks it up. If this works for you, read more about "Book Crossing" and do this activity systematically.
6. Go to a nearby park. Seek out another lonely senior. A total stranger is better. Strike a friendship. Then listen to him without any interruption for at least thirty minutes. Once you know the myriad ways in which people keep them selves happy / unhappy, your loneliness will vanish.
7. Meditate. It is the incessant stream of thoughts that are meaningless that bore you. Cease to think. Just sit quietly observing your breath. Wait eagerly and watchfully for a thought to occur. Ignore it. Don't let your mind chain it with something else and extend the process of meaningless wandering. Try to be in thoughtless state for a few minutes. Boredom flies.
All the tips given above are simple and practicable. No money is involved. They will take care of your body mind and soul. Just try and see.
Dr P Vyasamoorthy Retired Librarian turned Information Consultant. Specialist in providing Information to Senior Citizens who are Indians or Indians living abroad. Moderates a Web group for Senior Citizens in India for the past 8 years. Web group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sss-global
He blogs at:http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/ The posts in his blog are mostly his own writings dealing with retired peoples' problems.
He has taken to writing recently for the past six months and writes in Merinews, cplash, karmayog, Triond and other sites.
Many senior citizens have a lot of time on their hand and do not know how to kill time. Loneliness and having nothing specific to do are main factors leading to boredom and perhaps depression. We must avoid being bored at any point of time, even for a few hours. It is self defeating attitude and 'entertaining' boredom may ultimately leave us highly frustrated. Here are some tips to ward off boredom.
1. Play some Word game or number games. Even newspapers offer Sudoku, Crossword puzzles, Scramble, jumble and the like. Have a go at it - whatever you are good at. No age is old for learning new things. I have known my friends swear that Sudoku keeps them occupied.
2. Go for a brisk walk. Do some mild exercise. Just stretch your self, feet and arms. Laugh aloud if you are alone. Learn about acupressure points in your body and massage them. Any physical activity which gives a break for 20 to 30 minutes will also break boredom.
3. Dust your old tape recorder, CD Player, Radio or World Space unit. Start listening to any music you in which you are interested. When I took to Internet in early Nineties I thought that people Search the Net for Sex mostly. No, I was wrong. Music is most searched for, even today. As they say, music is the soul of life. Listen to some soul stirring music to forget yourself.
4. Pick up your pen and paper and write a letter to a friend whom you have forgotten. Or open your laptop and compose a few messages. They could even be 'official' complaints to civic authorities on local colony problems. Why wait for the Resident Welfare Association to take action? You will be twice blessed for such pro active social work.
5. Pick up a book that have read and would not mind donating it. Write your Name & address and leave a note that anyone that picks ac read and circulate the book again. Leave the book stealthily in a park bench and see furtively who picks it up. If this works for you, read more about "Book Crossing" and do this activity systematically.
6. Go to a nearby park. Seek out another lonely senior. A total stranger is better. Strike a friendship. Then listen to him without any interruption for at least thirty minutes. Once you know the myriad ways in which people keep them selves happy / unhappy, your loneliness will vanish.
7. Meditate. It is the incessant stream of thoughts that are meaningless that bore you. Cease to think. Just sit quietly observing your breath. Wait eagerly and watchfully for a thought to occur. Ignore it. Don't let your mind chain it with something else and extend the process of meaningless wandering. Try to be in thoughtless state for a few minutes. Boredom flies.
All the tips given above are simple and practicable. No money is involved. They will take care of your body mind and soul. Just try and see.
Dr P Vyasamoorthy Retired Librarian turned Information Consultant. Specialist in providing Information to Senior Citizens who are Indians or Indians living abroad. Moderates a Web group for Senior Citizens in India for the past 8 years. Web group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sss-global
He blogs at:http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/ The posts in his blog are mostly his own writings dealing with retired peoples' problems.
He has taken to writing recently for the past six months and writes in Merinews, cplash, karmayog, Triond and other sites.
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What to Look For at Art Shows
Many people all over the world use art shows as a source of entertainment. The stereotype is that these types of events are typically for more sophisticated or artsy types of people. They, however, are wrong. An art show is an all encompassing type of activity. People of all ages may attend and all may have an excellent time. There are pieces there from the entire world. Sometimes they even play video clips that people have put together for the event. These video clips are interesting and include the most famous pieces that people recognize. The video clips are generally more fun for kids to watch. There is also great food at this extracurricular. By food, it is not meant large tables of many different dinners and meals. It is meant that there are many little appetizer type foods that are different to regular types of food and they are exquisite. They also many times have tables of drinks. Usually they have great wine and champagne that allows for a good time. But for kids they have Coke and Pepsi products. These events are worth attending and usually only charge a small fee to get in.
When attending this type of event one should dress nicely. This is not somewhere you can go to in jeans and a small t-shirt. For the ladies, you must wear nice skirts with a cute top. Or, a trendy dress; you want to make sure it's not too scandalous. It is also required that you wear something other than sneakers to such an event. Usually a trendy pair of pumps or cute little flats works great with your outfit of choice. Look your best!
For the men, you should not wear jeans and a t-shirt either. This type of event calls for nice slacks, probably dark colors, with a nice long sleeved, bottom up, collared t-shirt. If it is a more casual event, you could wear nice khaki pants or shorts with a nice polo shirt. It is usually a good idea to wear solid colors and not something that draws too much attention. This is because you want people to be attracted to the creative pieces, not the shirt on your back.
Keep in mind, you should shower and smell good before this type of event. Also, do not wear too much perfume or cologne. You want the people around you to be comfortable and able to concentrate on what they came to see. The whole time, you want everyone to enjoy it and if you are under dressed or dirty or smell terrible, it is going to ruin the atmosphere. Don't be the person to do that! Take time getting ready.
When trying to find an even such as this one, use the internet. Usually there are millions of listings for this type of an activity in any area on the internet now that everything is based on the web. So just go to your computer and search for them on Google or Yahoo, whatever you are familiar with. It works great and will provide you with a wonderful time! Invest a little time doing research and it will pay off in a great night of fun!
Chuck R. Stewart and his family visited several art shows on their vacation at the Jersey Shore. They intend to visit another art show in the nearby area.
Many people all over the world use art shows as a source of entertainment. The stereotype is that these types of events are typically for more sophisticated or artsy types of people. They, however, are wrong. An art show is an all encompassing type of activity. People of all ages may attend and all may have an excellent time. There are pieces there from the entire world. Sometimes they even play video clips that people have put together for the event. These video clips are interesting and include the most famous pieces that people recognize. The video clips are generally more fun for kids to watch. There is also great food at this extracurricular. By food, it is not meant large tables of many different dinners and meals. It is meant that there are many little appetizer type foods that are different to regular types of food and they are exquisite. They also many times have tables of drinks. Usually they have great wine and champagne that allows for a good time. But for kids they have Coke and Pepsi products. These events are worth attending and usually only charge a small fee to get in.
When attending this type of event one should dress nicely. This is not somewhere you can go to in jeans and a small t-shirt. For the ladies, you must wear nice skirts with a cute top. Or, a trendy dress; you want to make sure it's not too scandalous. It is also required that you wear something other than sneakers to such an event. Usually a trendy pair of pumps or cute little flats works great with your outfit of choice. Look your best!
For the men, you should not wear jeans and a t-shirt either. This type of event calls for nice slacks, probably dark colors, with a nice long sleeved, bottom up, collared t-shirt. If it is a more casual event, you could wear nice khaki pants or shorts with a nice polo shirt. It is usually a good idea to wear solid colors and not something that draws too much attention. This is because you want people to be attracted to the creative pieces, not the shirt on your back.
Keep in mind, you should shower and smell good before this type of event. Also, do not wear too much perfume or cologne. You want the people around you to be comfortable and able to concentrate on what they came to see. The whole time, you want everyone to enjoy it and if you are under dressed or dirty or smell terrible, it is going to ruin the atmosphere. Don't be the person to do that! Take time getting ready.
When trying to find an even such as this one, use the internet. Usually there are millions of listings for this type of an activity in any area on the internet now that everything is based on the web. So just go to your computer and search for them on Google or Yahoo, whatever you are familiar with. It works great and will provide you with a wonderful time! Invest a little time doing research and it will pay off in a great night of fun!
Chuck R. Stewart and his family visited several art shows on their vacation at the Jersey Shore. They intend to visit another art show in the nearby area.
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