If we can find small ways of improving each area of our lives we can often build the momentum that carries us to an enhanced state of wellbeing. This antidote makes a lot of sense to us at LAPBC as we try our best to encourage the process of living an enriching and purposeful life (and believe connection bolsters this process). Everything is a disheartening “C” and many of us don't even care about getting an “A” anymore.įortunately, there are ways out of languishing and the author suggests the concept of “flow” - the elusive state of absorption in a meaningful challenge or momentary bond. The author defines “languishing” as a sense of stagnation and emptiness, and as we all keep on coping with coping, I suspect it describes how many of us feel with the "meh" state of our pandemic-coloured lives. The term was coined by the sociologist Corey Keyes and it describes the neglected middle child of mental health - the void between depression and flourishing. I came across the name in a recent New York Times article: Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It's Called Languishing - The New York Times (). It turns out there is a good word for how we’re feeling - it's called “languishing”. She was more articulate in her description, but neither of us could really pin down the feeling. For example, I mentioned that everything seemed a little 'dull' and 'meaningless' - a bit like supporting your favourite sports team playing out the last string of games in an unsuccessful season. In our conversation, we used a variety of words and metaphors to try to capture it. Last week, I was chatting to my sister and we were attempting to describe the “blah” feeling we have right now.
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