That “Blah” Feeling

Sometimes we are beset with a case of the “Blahs” or the “Mehs”. I find myself in this place at the moment. One of the key aspects of a spiritual practice is being aware of where your energy and emotions are. I find these “blah” days are the hardest to pinpoint. Nothing is horribly wrong, in fact things at the moment are peaceful and all my necessities are taken care of, I am not facing emotional, physical or mental danger. Still I have a lack of energy, I can’t seem to focus as well as I would like to and I find myself wandering my house a little aimlessly unsure of what to do. There is very little mental chatter (which is an oddity because my mind usually goes a mile a minute) and I just am.

For a very long time these “blah” days concerned me deeply. I couldn’t figure out why I was in a state that seemed to lack emotion, thought or action. I have come to understand that the “blah” day is my inner guides trying to get my attention because I need rest, or I need to take time for contemplation and meditation. When my energy cycles low, it is a sign that stillness, in one form or another is needed. My God Soul feels the need to step in, block the energy that would keep me going a mile a minute and in essence forces me to rest. If I listen to what my spirit and body is telling me and actually rest I find that I come back better than I was before.

We like all other things in nature have cycles, unfortunately, we do not live in a society that teaches this or honors this. Many times we have to push through these days and go to work and handle other matters. However, if you are able to honor these moments of stillness, you should. Rest and inaction have their place in life just as being active and productive do. When we are seeking to weave Frith between our egoic self and our God Soul, it is important to work on the negative associations that we have against things like self-care, rest and inactivity.

Honoring ourselves and our needs is one of the best things we can do to weave Frith between our different energetic selves. Now, I am not saying that we should only ever honor our needs to the detriment of others, that is narcissism. However, we do need to realize that we need just as much care, consideration, respect and nurturing as others do. Shame in needing these things are huge issues for the gentle souls among us, those that are empaths, healers, nurturers. People who find themselves guided to take care of others, tend to forget to take care of themselves, they may suffer burn out, or other signs of needing to rest and take care of their own self for a while. They may find themselves filled with “blah” or “meh” feelings and instead of saying to themselves :” I acknowledge and honor my own need” they beat themselves up for daring to need time to themselves for rest, because there is so many other things they “should” be doing. It has been my experience that these people don’t realize that if you completely burn yourself out you have nothing left to give, and it takes longer to rebuild the energy reserves needed to continue doing for others. There is no shame in being human just like everyone you are taking care of. There is no shame in needing to be taken care of- you don’t look down on those you help for having a need, why then do you look down on yourself for having a need?

So in conclusion, when you have a “blah” day (and hopefully you are able to) Honor it, listen to the wisdom of getting rest, and taking care of yourself. You’ll be surprised what is on the other side of that “blah” feeling.