Interesting thread. I have seemed to come to the conclusion that i am naturally a pretty reflective person who prefers to potter along at a fairly calm pace. I enjoy the highs when they come but find that high emotion is exhausting and unnatural for me to maintain for long periods of time. I've actually deleted my first person from FB because every day she was encouring everyone to GO GO GO GET 'EM... LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST... SEIZE EVERY MOMENT! God it was exhausting to read let alone aspire to. Not that I begrudge that... it's just not me...and i kinda find it annoying. I'm not very Alpha. I'm not Omega (chronically down) either... what's the Greek letter for M? I'm M... middle of the alphabet and moderate in emotion... well, i like to be. I agree CQ, I preference to see a bit of balance in myself and the people around me. When i feel crap that's ok... you can only see lightening against a dark thoundercloud... if you are bright everyday it would end up meaning very little in the end. A kick up the bum or a bit of inspiration is great occassionally... but you need to feel heard first otherwise it's just dismissive.

Personally I think it's best to aim toward being able to self-soothe with the intention on getting back on track... rather than try to hype yourself up to kind of mask why you are feeling crap in the first place. Sometimes you just have to feel crap to truly move on. Avoiding the emotional work you have to do to dig yourself out of the hole will just see you sliding back down it the moment you let go on the tenous hold of distraction. Just what I've observed.