“Acedia” is a monastic term that describes a kind of boredom with your life. We all have things we dread, procrastinate about, or simply do not want to do. Acedia is more than that. It is the sense that everything is a chore, everything is exhausting, everything is meaningless. Whenever I feel like this, and it seems to happen more and more frequently, I have that “I’m over it” feeling. As my wife often says, “I’m tired and I’m tired of it”. I know I am feeling this way when I have a sense of fatigue that goes far beyond a lack of sleep. It is a mental, psychological, and spiritual weariness. I think everyone, except for the most extremely positive and optimistic people, sometimes feel like this. So what does one do about it? The first step is to simply recognize it. The second step is to remind yourself that your feelings are like the weather, always changing, and that your feelings are often a poor representation of reality. I also find it helpful to change my routines as much as I can. I know I am a creature of habit and routine. Sometimes I take comfort in that. However, I also know that my routines can sometimes create a rut that brings on these feelings of acedia. Sometimes we all need a break from our lives and responsibilities. Sometimes we need a “me” day. Sometimes we need a good nap or perhaps a night out with friends. From time to time I need to go out to the monastery for a weekend and make a retreat. As I think about it I realize it has been way too long since I have done this. We all need someone or something to periodically give us a boost or sense of renewal. We all sometimes need to re-charge our batteries so that life does not overwhelm us or totally drain us of all zest for living.
I took my first “Selfie”. The results show why people shouldn’t do this.
Source:
http://tiedyedmystic.blogspot.com/2014/05/are-you-bored-with-your-life.html
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Not surprising, a monastic life has got to be one of the most boring and futile lifestyles of them all. No purpose in life what so ever apart from a life times practice at fawning to the non existent. It’s not what you believe but your what you do, your works that matters. Personally think the monastic life is one of the most selfish ways of existing possible. We cannot exist on our own we have a symbiotic relationship with everything around us. Nothing we do is permanent, nothing lasts, even the memory of hero’s turn to myth and are eventually forgotten, the largest monuments wear away to dust. So that leaves what is important in life. In a natural life you would normally have a role to play that is essential to your community, people would suffer if you didn’t do your bit. That is what you lack.