Getting out of the post-holiday blues

This guest posting is by Karen Senteio, Business and Life Coach and President of VERVE. You can read more about her and her business here.

Something is bothering you. You can’t quite put your finger on it. It’s like a dull ache deep in the pit of your stomach. You know it’s been there for a while, but you ignored it as you would a new bad sound coming from the engine of an old car. Something is there and each day the noise is sounding more like a word.

Mo . . .

Mo . . .

Mo . . .

Then one morning you’re sitting at your desk, sipping your coffee and staring at the cloth walls of your box struggling to come up with an “out of the box” thought, and you start to wonder. When did this get so hard? Why is it such a struggle?

Finally, with alarming clarity, the noise in your stomach speaks to you. Mo . . . Mojo. Mojo. That’s it! Mojo. Your mojo has gone! Your get up and go; your ability to string together creative and gratifying thoughts has somehow got away from you.

Where did your mojo go?

The beauty about mojo is that it never really goes away; it just lays dormant. It hides and waits patiently for you to recognize it’s there, still ready to serve you. And, while it waits, it keeps on working in secret, percolating fresh ideas that will pour out into a fantastic cup of premium grade mojo, once you decide it is time to get it back.

Mojo is in your heart and your head. You’ll know when it is back. Your stride will be different; your words will dance; ideas will be fresh and new. You will attract positive people and experiences and live in the moment, enjoying every second of it.

How do you get it back?

You decide to call it out; to bring it into existence. You regenerate it by learning a new dance; writing in a journal; starting a new job; releasing whatever holds you back; pursuing your passion; attracting edifying relationships; or calling new and bold career opportunities into existence.

You bring it back to life by recognizing it was temporarily buried — knowing you have the ability to recapture it again.

Then the twinge you feel in your stomach will not be your missing mojo. It will be sore muscles from that belly dance class.

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