Somewhere in life I have lost my dream. My passion. My thing that I use to get out of bed in the morning. My mojo. I need to get off my ass this year and get myself out into getting my life back. I’m not sure where it went I’m pissed I lost it somewhere. —Lost my sheep don’t seem to know where to find it

This article appears in Feb 10-16, 2011.

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  1. Print off this response and follow the directions…

    1. Click the start icon
    2. Click on Shut Down
    3. Put on footwear
    4. Put on outerwear
    5. Leave the fucking house
    6. Breathe deeply
    7. Start walking
    8. Continue walking until you feel the need to return home (usually 45 – 60 minutes round trip should suffice)
    9. Return to your home
    10. Remove footwear
    11. Remove outerwear
    12. Pat yourself on the back
    13. Repeat the above each day
    14. Enjoy the new and improved you

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  2. well o.p., where to start. how about getting off your keyboard, then getting dressed and get the fuck out from your basement. you can only play w.o.w. for so long, with out getting all nutty and fucked in the head.
    and then you can always take a walk, not a bike ride, or drive, up to somewhere nice and high, after you get there, look out at your surroundings, see that little boat or car down there, cute hey, now let’s just see you swandive and try to hit it headfirst. if you do this, and fail, it means that you are a fuck up loser, and deserve whatever shit life throws your way. just fuck off.

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  4. If you had it once, you’ll have it again. Divert yourself with something else for a while, then go back to whatever your passion is (hoping it isn’t fellating watermelons) with fresh eyes.

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  5. Every morning is another chance at a fresh start. I’ve had some shitty times. Every day I woke up was a chance to do something different.
    If you’re in a rut, vow to do something completely different tomorrow morning. I find the change helps me get some perspective and helps me see what else is there, not just the same old shit that is making me feel like I’m in the movie Groundhog Day. I find exercise gives me a whole lot of inspirational chemicals to the brain as well, and the forward momentum helps me break out of the rut.

    Hang in there. It gets better.

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  6. Well, so far, it’s unanimous…
    your Mojo is right where you left it…you just have to change your perspective to find it again = )

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  7. Agreed.. I’ve been there. And sometimes, after all that searching, you end up finding your old mojo got better 🙂

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  8. ..I’ve been there brother… the loss of mojo is a catch-22 thing … gotta get out but you don’t have the gumption to do so … one day at a time 🙂

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  10. Is this a bitch about depression? How depressing. On a good note, no new snow coming this weekend so a great time to get out and skate, snowboard, or ski 🙂

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  13. …or perhaps that polar bear^^having just spent the day with many dogs, i would highly recommend it. feeds a need in me…dog=god

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  14. Thx, Melectric! Your yawny cat is cute too.
    I found mine on a Lolcat site and snipped it to a lil jpeg. I love when animals photobomb. Cuties.

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  15. Borrowing a dog is an excellent idea! My household hit an all time low a few years back, and a big, loving, happy lab actually brought joy back into our lives. It was a perfect setup…her owners didn’t have to feel guilty about being so busy, the dog got to use up all her excess energy with my kids and we had no vet bills.

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  22. Hey OP, I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling down. It’s really hard to get out of it, but I’ve been there and there are small changes you can make that will make a huge difference. I started making changes by doing things that I always made excuses for… I started exercising, started playing a winter sport, I put out an ad and started a part time job doing something I love, I also started doing the things I loved when I was a kid… arts, crafts, etc…

    Trust me, it’s hard to find a way out when you feel like you’re in a slump, but it’s not hard to make yourself happy. But you’ve got to do it for you. Find the things that make YOU happy and just friggin’ do it!
    Side note: self help books don’t work… you need to get out there and take action!

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  23. OP:
    1) Buy a guitar, amp and pedal. Hook up and crank to 11.
    2) Turn on fav music
    3) Go fuckin nuts!

    TTFN: Fellating watermelons?? Are you a Carly Simon look-alike? Or were you breast-fed by Dolly Parton?

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  24. Or, alternatively, you could find a member of the opposite sex and bang hips (with their permission I should say) until your legs look like “Ah-nald’s”.

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  26. it’s that time of year, OP, get out, be active, cook something delicious, hang out with friends, change it up – and pooches or kittehs do help pick you up when you’re feelin’ down.

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  27. I’ve said it before….one more time won’t hurt.
    WE NEED SUICIDE BOOTHS.
    Make them out of old Phone booths, you walk in & a disrupter ray turns you to dust.
    No more whining about how hard done by lifes treated you…just step right in make the rest of us grin ~;)

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  31. OP, everyone gets into a rut every now and then…it’s normal. Write down a list of ideas/activities (not material objects) that make you motivated and happy, and work on a plan to make it happen. It can be as simple as making time for a new hobby, or as complex as a career change. Plenty of others are on that same quest, myself included. If you focus and put some effort into it, you’ll feel great as your mojo returns to you.

    LS: Congratulations! You’ve reached a new low by promoting suicide! What a fucking tool you are…

    More: Same as above.

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