Ahh life, the perpetual puzzle! With every passing day, every passing year the mystery deepens. The more we peel off it’s surface for answers, the more layers it grows. It’s a riddle that can’t be solved. It’s a tic tac toe that always ends in a draw. While on certain days there seems to be light finally at the end of the tunnel, on others it feels like a never ending marathon. Oh dear God what is this conundrum that you wove? Is there any answer at all?
I know, I know I had said in a post a couple of days ago that the answers to a few simple questions could give those much needed shreds of positivity in our lives. But what can I do? I’m just in one of those ranting moods. So let me take a rain check on positivity for today eh? But wait don’t go yet! Bear with me as I try to dissect and arrive at a point where the mood swing turns into a good smile. Well almost a good smile?
You must have heard of a puppeteer right? I feel we are all puppeteers in our own right, holding the strings to our families, our loved ones, our jobs and everything and anything we hold dear. We try to spend our whole lives trying to work the strings in such a manner that the play of life transitions smoothly for all around us. But you see what is wrong in this analogy? That we are trying to operate everything, control everything in such a manner that nothing untoward happens. We do so partially due to our selfish need of feeling happy and content. But life doesn’t pan out that way. Every string plays out differently, occasionally slipping away from our hands. And it at those moments that we sulk, we cry and we rant. Just as I’m doing today!
So with all the threads that we care for pulled in different directions, outside of our control, how do we remain happy? Well I don’t really have the answer to that except maybe vent out the frustration in anyway we can. Use the pent up disappointment and channel it towards getting some pending works done. I’ve already finished an entire week load of laundry taking a cue from this. Another option could be to wear down the distress by ignoring it completely if nothing else works. Or maybe even accept that somethings aren’t in our hands and then perhaps try to do away with the frowns. What do you say? I know it’s easier said than done. But then a girl’s got to try! See I already have a half smile on my lips, just another half to go!
Oh but before you go do tell me how do you deal with a mood swing?
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Linking this to Write Tribe’s Wednesday Prompt and UBC too.
Mood swings are commonplace in my life. For me, it's sitting on the verandah and letting the breeze, literally, cool my mood. I stare at this lovely tree in my vicinity and just admire it for its beauty. That helps. A good, long walk all alone also dispels my bad mood.
Hope your smile is complete Naba. I like you that way 🙂
~Shailaja's post
..tic tac toe that always ends in a draw.. so true & deep in meaning… And about mood swings, I am a moody person, mood swings is so naturally that I've accepted it as a part of my nature. So I just contemplate about various things or sometimes read a book or just keep on watching favourite movies.. But most importantly I like to be alone in that time!!
Shared some deep thoughts here, Naba 🙂 Can connect with all this esp the last para 🙂
Very well said Nabanita! Many times we feel so helpless, the situation you described as all the rhreads pulled in different directions, out of our control! I try to keep my mind calm, sitting alone, counting backwords from 100 to 1, with breathing deeply.
Ya it's tough dealing with mood swings…but hey…that's part of life too…we can't b perpetually happy like U say! 🙂 I think we shd think of positive & happy things when we r down…will perk us up! Als writing on our blogs helps…like hw U got a half smile! 🙂 Keep writing alwez!
Ah you spoke out loud and clear the thoughts and ramifications of many!
For me shutting the world off, sitting with my blogger friends make me feel happy again.Life is a roller-coaster but every grey cloud has a silver lining!
You have captured the feelings/moods we all go through some time or the other…or quite often, as the case may be 🙂 For me, different things work at different times, sometimes it just takes a nice cup of tea and watching some favourite old Hindi film, at other times a good long nap might do the trick. Or even some random web-surfing could work at times 🙂 But ultimately we do have to accept the truth that we can not or maybe should not try to control everything that happens in our lives or around us…Universe has its own rhythm and ways of working things out…just a reminder of this thought sometimes lightens up my heart and mind and makes me feel better 🙂 Very good post, Nabanita.
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Intense thoughts and I eat chocolates to get rid of mood swings.. it works!! Trust me!
~S(t)ri
Smile, it makes (y)our day!
Yep, I am one of you, the types for whom mood swings affect a lot. I usually take some time off, just listen to music and if nothing works then just plug in your earphones, put on your shoes, and have a good walk, even a good jog. Nothing works better than me like a good exercise. Or you could even put on some music and dance like there's no tomorrow 🙂 Did I put the smile back 🙂
What a beautiful post. We are all alike as far as mood swings are concerned. But every body handles them differently.
Mood swings are very common with me…can relate completely with this post of yours Nabanita… 🙂
Wear it out before it wears you out. Accept it rather than fight it. This (mood swing) too shall pass…
Woah! What a post! Yes mood swings are our story, such is a life. We sit by ourselves and think, we write, we take rest (that is so much needed), we cry/crib and then work hard to control ourselves and our emotions- we learn to handle ourselves, we learn to act brave, we learn to write amazing and deep, we learn to know ourselves even more. Ain't they good too somewhere… 😉
Heee… can't help but say that I too have been thinking about the same thing – that we are like mere puppets and also puppeteers. There are many times when I finish solving some problem that another one pops out – and then I try to handle it as much as I can to retain those few moments of peace and content, but it slips out and blows up even worse in my face. There's a good thing though about such days though – we learn gradually from them, we mature and accept the reality as it comes.
this is more like a ladies blog, i am a man not probably allowed to have a swing in the mood.