3 Non-Spiritual Remedies for the Common Funk.
Everybody slips into a funk from time to time. I’m
talking about an “ignore every call-I don’t wanna meditate, I’m watchin’ Law
& Order and eatin’ ice cream” kinda funk. These bad moods are
to be expected. They’re the mental equivalent of the common cold.
Often times these funks are immune to the
formalities of our spiritual practice. Not because our formal practice is
impotent in the face of a rotten attitude, but because we lack the inspiration
and/or motivation to stop eating Cheetos and get off the couch! Some
pretentious ass “spiritual” friend of yours might suggest, “Why don’t you try
meditating on the couch…you know, like mindful of every chip you eat.” So, let
me rephrase my previous statement: We lack the required inspiration and/or
motivation to do something we don’t want to do.
