I am intense. I obsess and I live in the future besides living in the now. When my head is swimming in all the possibilities of what life will be like if only I would finish this or do that, I become totally overwhelmed and want out. Wanting out is code for escapism. I wish to be somewhere else, outside of my head.
A guilty pleasure of mine is watching a movie in the late afternoon or catching Tivo before 7AM. I noticed if I watch GLEE or 30 Rock instead of CNN first thing in the morning, I feel better. I sing in the shower after watching Glee and talk about Beyonce's song instead of watching the plunging Dow Jones numbers.
A quickie lunchtime movie provides a feel-good experience for a one to one-and-1/2-hour and it's worth a laugh. Do it with a friend and you will feel lighter. Here's a list: Any Woody Allen or Mel Brooks movie, Ben Stiller's Meet the Parents or Something about Mary. At the theater I enjoyed It's Complicated and Date Night was predictable but silly. I love singing along to musicals like Chicago and others, and if you heard it you'd LOL. If you are thinking "she must be joking," I am not. When was the last time you laughed?
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