Mindless chatter
Sometimes when feeling down I will go to the grocery store. After a few minutes of waking through the isle and smiling at people I start to feel better. Then when standing in line I almost always find something to say about what’s in my cart or theirs. Pretty soon I’m feeling so much better. I’m telling myself I needed that. And can then go on home.
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Dawn, we hear that “silence is golden” and all our talk is negated, but what is most distinctly human? TALK, is the answer. So talk and be human. Going to the Grocery is a great idea, and you get your shopping done and can get some special things and you can talk. Our grocery has a Starbucks. You can also get your physical activity in. Just march all over. Look for new foods, or anything else that appeals to you. As winter progresses, we all need to get to the shops. There is always something we need and we can make several trips and not let things go stale or forget we have them.
Dawn,
Excellent idea! Almost any activity can be fodder for contact with other people. It’s great that you know when you are “needing that,” and not just staying home, allowing that feeling of being down, to intensify.
Hi Dawn,retail therapy is good medicine whether to buy or look or be around other people,I sometimes run away from home and go to a shopping centre and look at all sorts of things i need or dont need and sit in the food court and have a coffee and a bite to eat,I always feel so much better afterwards enabling me to carry on with the remainder of the day.
Hello sylvester I sometimes do the same but in an other aspect. I like to see all those people who have bought items they don’t really need. And they run into a psychological conflict cos impulse buying often lead into a queasy conscience.
You can see that when buyer open their plastic bags and examine what they bought or check the coupons a couple of time and their facial expression when doing so. Quite interesting.
Think thats a wonderful Idea instead of sittin ghome feeling miserable,meeting and talking to others is a nice thing to do ,good exersize and fresh air no matter what the weather…. and it.s amazing what you find apart from your main everday essentials … a short coffee break as Sylvester said is great as well share your table and strike up a conversationwith others while you are sitting …
Think thats a wonderful Idea instead of sittinghome feeling miserable,meeting and talking to others is a nice thing to do ,good exersize and fresh air no matter what the weather…. and it.s amazing what you find apart from your main everday essentials … a short coffee break as Sylvester said is great as well share your table and strike up a conversationwith others while you are sitting …
The human species is by nature a social being, so when one is kept from socializing they tend to become depressed. Now the needed to socialize may be satisfied through different venues. I, for one, am not a chatterer, but prefer my interaction through discussion groups and debates.