We’ve had some lovely weather this week. Yesterday felt like late Spring (hooray!). Days are getting longer, the air warmer, and the sun brighter.
And it has occured to me that my mood is dependent on the weather. Not completely, but substantially. When the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the colours vivid – I feel great. When it is overcast, dark, or dull, I feel flat.
Has anyone else experienced this? Do you have a different ‘mood trigger’?
I’ve been trying to work out if it is a good thing or a bad thing. I am sure it is good to take pleasure in the wonders of God’s creation, but I’m not so sure that I should feel so low when the sky is grey. If a cloud impacts my joy, how much will real suffering impact me?
I wonder if it is like many of life’s pleasures:
delighting in a taste, enjoying the company of a friend, reveling in the ecstasy of sport, immersing yourself in a movie, discovering new places and travelling the world…
Enjoy them and be thankful for them, but remember that they are transient and will pass away, so don’t pin your joy on the things of this world, but on the eternal.
I’m still thinking about it all, and I’d love to hear your thoughts – leave a comment.
[Photo: the crazy australian (also the studious australian) making the most of the weather! I often ask if I can work outside, I love it!]
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triggered by hits on my blog!
just joking.
i think a common mood trigger is sin/godliness.
it probably comes back to trying to live by works rather than by grace
Good one. Its funny: my first thought was “What mood does that (sin) trigger?”
Probably, in the instant, a sort of high… but definitely not in the long run.
[I wonder if there are 'Bloggers Anonymous' classes. "Hi, I'm Andrew, and I'm addicted to checking my stats."]
Any more?
camera phone photography… is there any other type??
i take mine at highest quality on phone… and then when they are cropped down they lok pretty good.
Is there any other type?
I’ve seen people with camera-phones that don’t have phones in them! I think they just call them ‘cameras’… weirdos.
I should take mine at the highest quality. No good reason not to. Will change that next time.
I don’t know why, but my pics are never very sharp. Light colours bleed. And sometimes the colour is off. Am I too picky? Expecting too much?
what i mean by the sin godliness one…
for the Christian… when struggling in sin – it effects everything else.
when being disciplined and godly – mood = good.
mood trigger… how well your team played on the weekend (either your own team or the one you support)
mood trigger… eating habits… eating bad – feel bad – eat more – feel worse… it’s a downward spiral!!
mood trigger… relationships – how they are going. am i having difficulties… are things going well…
there’s some more… time to let someone else in!
Awesome list! (True too. Its amazing how even a funny look from someone you’re close to can make your day plummet.)
I think, Dave, you are winning! Keep them coming.
i mean is there any other type of photograph!!
inspired by your pic… i just posted my first pic from my new phone…
Comment hog
(Kidding!)
come on… you know you’re glad i’m doing it…
it means people will stop by and think there is a happening discussion…
not really… 2 dorks (do people use that word anymore) chatting who should either be doing the work they’ve stayed up to do… or in bed!!
Its true, I love it.
I use dorks occasionally (but maybe that just makes me more of one).
When you work into the night, do you ever struggle to read the screen? (Woah, massive tangent!!)
not really.
only when i fall asleep…
but that’s cos my eyes are closed/closing…
That sentance would have been way cooler like this:
but that’s cos my eyes are closed/closingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Also, no-one will ever read my comments again after they read this conversation/tangent.
So:
Dear reader,
Please read the comments on other posts. They are not all chatrooms.
Thanks,
hayesy
Dave, I just finished my physics so seeya tomorrow night. Peace.