I have spent the past several days enjoying summer, and I guess it has effected my ability to work.  I'm not feeling that "get up and go get 'em" type of motivation.

So what do you do when you have this problem?

I'm numb, but what's amazing is that by doing little practices like venting (case in point with this post), I find my way out of my funk.  I've got a list about a mile long of topics, but none of them interested me.  I'm sure they will again, but when I'm in dafunk, I just can't get excited about stuff I noticed or determined worthy several days ago.

So, I sit and do stream of consciousness type posts, and hope that it breaks my need to sit immobile.  I don't get writer's block, instead, I get do-er's block.

I have a July Spotlight to prepare for (Benny Greenburg of Ya-ttitude.com) and my short list of topics, and I sat here yesterday, looked at the screen and said....nope.  So, I took my daughter and wife and went to town and dropped into the golf shop and picked up two dozen range balls to teach the Cub how to putt.  That could have been due to my overinvolvement with the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines over the weekend, but it was a nice diversion.

I tend to find productive alternatives to writing when I'm not in the "mood".  I mow my yard, help the She-Wolf with the house, get much needed sleep or rekindle my love with the outdoors.

So, when I get back to it, I usually have another long page of potential posts, and a renewed sense of self.  But this time, I sit here and I think, "Damn, I just want to do NOTHING."

So, I will sit here for now and do nothing.  If you don't like it...ghost write for me!

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written by Benny Greenberg , June 17, 2008

I have the rememdy for you - but forst you can go here:
http://ya-ttitude.com/blog/200...and-more/

and officially join up!

Then get off your backside and get to it!

Ben

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written by Wolf , June 17, 2008

But I doan wanna, Benny....hehheh. I'll be over it, but there is so much life in my way today, tomorrow and beyond.

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written by Mary Ward, Do You Digg It Review Team , June 19, 2008

Hey Wolf!

You're doing some great things here--the Honor Wall included, but mostly just the idea of getting the idea of accountability and personal responsibility out to the masses. I'm very much with you on that page (and the desperate need of more of it in society!).

Your blog has been the next blog reviewed at DoYouDiggIt.com. Your post is here:
http://www.doyoudiggit.com/self-improvement/can-accountability-corner-get-society-back-on-track

Go ahead and Digg yourself for some increased exposure. The rest of the pack here should Digg this, too, which will help get Wolf's blog around so more people can start thinking about their own accountability!

Great job, Keep it up!

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written by Fernando , June 23, 2008

After your comment on my blog I wanted to take a closer look at yours and in doing so, I'm kind of wondering about answers. I'm wondering where this need for accountability comes from. Were you ever in the service. Why are you lacking motivation. There can be lots of reasons for that. At any rate, I don't see how most people including myself get political information if it's not though criss crossing the media for answers. If your like Benjamin Franklin who said you can't believe anything you hear and only half of what you read, then I guess that's O.K., Ben was a smart guy. However most of us are not Washington insiders and pundits. You seem to do a fairly good job of opening up on your blog. I think it would be interesting to me and certainly others to have you answer some of my questions in a post and try to discover the real Wolf and maybe what's got you down.
Good luck in the future. You might be interested in my ireport for cnn. entitled "What is the American Dream", Tag- The American Dream is it alive or dead.

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