Funk

That's the term I've used in the past to describe a period in my life where I just don't feel like myself. Perhaps a mild form of depression. I did get a prescription for an anti-depressant, but I will not take it.

I've tried to pin-point this most recent bout of "funk", but I'm sure it's a combination of things--poison ivy on my ear, whacking my hand so badly that I still have bruising and some pain, watching old home movies and seeing loved ones again that are no longer with us, feeling my age, or, is it just the weather? Who knows? But I decided to look up the word funk in the dictionary. Here's what I found:

The word funk basically refers to a strong, generally offensive odor. It is alleged to have its semantic roots in the smell of tobacco smoke and was commonly regarded as coarse or indecent.

Uh...that isn't what I'm experiencing.

So I read on:

Funk is an American music genre that originated in the late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music.

Nope. If this were the case, I'd be loving it! I'd be dancing all over the house. But, there was no other definition for the term I've been using most of my life to describe a listless, depressing, mood.

So, I've been wrong all these years--what else is new?

But, I know I'm right about this--spending time with children, loved ones and being told you're wonderful and loved can bring you right out of it. ; )