mojo

Day 4 of no Diet Coke. What does this mean? Well, I’m sticking to my fast. I’m praying a lot. I have a headache that won’t go away. I am at a loss for words. Okay you can stop doing a double take. Yes, I said I was at a loss for words, or lack of ideas should I say, to write for my blog post today.

So….

I turned to Twitter, that ever so valuable tool of life, and asked my tweets for suggestions of blog topics for today.

Drumroll please….

MOJO or lack of it or how to find it if it is lost

That’s what I’m thinking about today. Mojo.

Urban Dictionary defines “mojo” as…

N.
1. Self-confidence, Self-assuredness. As in basis for belief in ones self in a situation.
2. Good luck fetish / charm to bolster confidence.
3. ability to bounce back from a debilitating trauma and negative attitude

On that note….here is how I find my mojo after I lose it, which happens a lot….

I listen to music.

If I’m sad the iPod is playing soothing music. Mozart, Beethoven, Correlli, and various Christian artists usually do the trick.

If I’m happy, fun music. Sometimes I need to really get grooving with songs from the B52s, Black Eyed Peas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Flo Rida, The GoGos (yes I am dating myself here), Steve Earle, Tyler Hilton or The Cure.

If I’m just completely lost, no music. I need to hear myself think.

I read poetry.

Favorite mojo inspiring poets include Sharon Olds, Mark Strand, Carolyn Forche, Rumi, William Stafford, Toi Derricotte and e.e. cummings.

I read the bible.

Usually Psalms and Proverbs get me going.

I eat.

Cookies and anything with chocolate helps get the creativity going.

I play with my boys.

They do and say the funniest things. Really. They give me a purpose and having a purpose fuels mojo. At least for me.

I get on Twitter and have fun exchanging tweets with friends.

Best tweets to follow that help build my mojo include:

@jjkehm66 smart, athletic and good dad/friend
@JeffHolton will have you laughing the minute you follow him
@amysondova inspiring writer and faithful woman (who is from PA so she is super cool)
@simply_laura funny, talented and always there with one liners that will crack you up
@royannaf we are so much alike we must be related
@justsimplysarah cheerleader, do gooder and super talented digi mom
@beth_h06 cracks me up daily with talk of pink tractors, mommy stuff, scrap stuff & virtual cocktails
@MrsMandaK super mom, designer of cool stuff and always retweets and lols
@breeze80 Utah mom who is full of laughter, great tweets and overflowing with digi talent
@tracyk527 Pocono designer who just got blasted with 40 inches of blizzardy snow, funny, friend
@Hazel582 makes me laugh from across the pond, digi mom, too
@amyedwards19 inspiration, friend, teamplayer and digi mom
@Irontrimom just the best female athlete on Twitter, knows how to make me laugh & get me in the pool
@photojack awesomest photographer, tweets great tips, inspiration to many not just me
@SpenceSmith WordPress guru, blogger, musician, doesn’t RT but tweets good stuff, sometimes friend
@togetherwf fellow Pittsburgher who has a heart for community, one of the good ones
@ScottWilliams inspiration, great blogger and always there with a fist bump every morning
@loswhit cool musician, blogs to piss people off and doesn’t care if Jesus likes his blog or not
@twillypop creative tweet that always has something nice to say & RTs all the good stuff
@cr8tivejen Mayor of more stuff on 4square than anyone, Mac evangelist (someday Jen, someday) & tech friend
@cindyritter lives in my favorite state of Montana, digi designer and mom, friend, always has a kind word
@Kari_RDG sharer of all things boys & NASCAR, digi designer & mom, likes the Red Sox which is reason enough to follow her
@otmdish tweeter of unusual food, travels and tweets, my mom’s oldest friend. she’ll make you hungry for food & travel
@aliedwards the goddess of scrapbooking
@Laura_Bush always has an inspiring word and is ready to cheer you up or cheer you on
@connieprince00 homeschooling digi mom that is always on Twitter when I need a laugh, likes NASCAR, too.
@VocalSketch faithful friend, musician and artist
@LynCKos Florida tweet that has a heart for Haiti, politics and takes pictures of warm, sunny places I want to be
@scrapsofcandy digi designer and mom, always RTs the good stuff and always says the right thing
@kalodesigns digi mom of twins, NASCAR fan, always around when you need her
@JaniceW6971 dedicated, compassionate & always has great tech advice, digi mom too
@STEELCITYARTIST reminds me of home with every tweet
@burghbaby another reminder of home and just plain funny, cracks me up on an hourly basis
@kylelreed young man with a lot of good things to say
@SarahInMI mommy inspiration, blissful blogger, baker of cookies and likes Matt Nathanson so follow her
@kirstywiseman hysterically funny tweets from across the pond, digi mom and friend
@colorwithcaryn glitter woman, super talented, always there to cheer you on, always positive
@WhyIsDaddyCryin just follow him, he has a lot to say and mostly all of it makes me almost pee my pants
@1redsoxfan faithful tweet, fellow member of the Red Sox Nation, always positive, always a friend

Now I follow 2000 tweets so this is just a sampling. These are the tweets that are almost always tweeting when I need to find my mojo, need to vent about something that is keeping my mojo away or just need to laugh or learn. So far, Twitter has been my best source of finding the mojo when it has taken a hike.

I also use Facebook but that seems less engaging in times of mojo deprivation. With Twitter it is like instant inspiration, laughter, answers, advice and yes, sometimes frustration. But frustration can be a very mojo empowering thing. Think about it. You get frustrated with something or someone on Twitter or Facebook or in life and you have all the penned up frustration and nothing to do with it.

Use that frustration to create something!

So if you have lost your mojo and can’t find it, try any of the above that help me. Just remember to get off Twitter every once in a while so you actually have time to use your newly found mojo to create something, okay?

Share with me how you find your mojo when it has taken a hike and you think it is never coming back…okay? Leave a mojo comment!

Now today is the last day of my portion of the “Boy Oh Boy!” Download a Day free kit from Divine Digital. This was a fun kit and it will be awhile before I do another Download a Day so enjoy this last freebie from this totally boy kit!

Here is the freebie you can find in this thread at Divine Digital:

http://www.divinedigital.com/forum/showthread.php?p=16830#post16830

And here is the Day 26 blog freebie for today:

DOWNLOAD

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Have a mojo inspired weekend!

Best,
Cyndi

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. ~Alan Alda

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~Scott Adams

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. ~Stella Adler

The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep. ~Paul Strand

When the world says, “Give up,”
Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”
~Author Unknown

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. ~William James