gone, catharsis brought to you by ben folds

sometimes i sit down to write and i am spectacularly inspired; passionate, excited, ready to take on the world with words!  

today is not one of those days.  

and usually, on days of this particular uninspired variety, i do not write.  but here i am writing.  so then i ask you, why write if there is nothing to write about?  and you say, because sometimes writing can be cathartic.  except that you wouldn't say that word prolly, cuz not many people use that term, but it is one of my very favorite words (thanks to Mr. Obler's 10th grade english class, Hastings High School represent!), so i am inserting it into your imaginary vocabulary.  i hope you're not offended.  and then i say, why yes, in fact you are correct, it is cathartic, and sometimes you need to do something just for the sake of doing it.  and you agree.  because in my mind you always agree with me :)

according to Dictionary.com:

Catharsis - The purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through 

certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.

i have a lot of outlets for emotions in my life, i s'pose in this day and age everyone does, but writing is definitely one of the most productive ones.  like i said, some days are just not writing days.  i have nothing to say, not because life is easy or superb, but because what i have to say isn't uplifting or helpful, it's like blank space, what's the point if it doesn't do anything for anyone else?   i have a journal for all of that boring crap :)  

t'day isn't a writing day, except for pointing out the importance of catharsis.  the joy of a total mind dump, release of emotions, not to be picked back up again, simply dropped off... freedom for over-burdened and exhausted shoulders can be such a blessing and relief.  i don't know what works for you, but some Ben Folds on Pandora, maybe a lil' chocolate and a good glass of some sort of beverage (maybe even of the adult variety), winter-time fire-place couch-curling, or summer-time back-yard loungin'... those are my intense catharsis times.  so why am i babbling on and on about purging and release?

because i think sometimes the importance of a little emotional freedom is overlooked.  yes, we take vacations, stay-cations, days off, mental vacations, "sick days", etc.  but it seems that we take very little care of what can easily become a distressed heart and soul.  i don't know what you need to "catharsis-out" (and what from now on shall be called "cath-out"), but make sure that you do know, and that you take that time for yourself.  cuz i want you to be healthy and happy.  and you say, aww, thanks!  and i say, no problem friend :)

cath out yo, cath out.