The Cure for Delight Deficit Disorder

Delight Deficit Disorder is a condition that results in irritability and that worn out feeling. Delight Deficit Disorder leaves us feeling lethargic and numb to our lives. Are you suffering from DDD? Here is the cure:

When we take ourselves too seriously, forgetting to indulge in the simple pleasures of life, we can get a whopping case of Delight Deficit Disorder. The cure is to lighten up and find healthy ways to bring pleasure back into our life.

We have to find a balance between pressure and pleasure, or our epitaph will read, “Got everything done, died anyway.”

When you don’t get enough delight in your daily diet, you begin starving for spiritual nutrients. You need a dose of simple pleasures. Everyone’s are different–just be sure you indulge a bit. What pleases you? Find easy, inexpensive ways to give yourself what delights you. For example, if a trip to Paris is financially out of reach, indulge in a cup of café au lait and a crusty baguette, munched while listening to an Edith Piaf CD.

Adapted from 365 Energy Boosters, by Susannah Seton and Sondra Kornblatt (Conari Press, 2005). Copyright (c) 2005 by Susannah Seton and Sondra Kornblatt. Reprinted by permission of Conari Press.
Adapted from 365 Energy Boosters, by Susannah Seton and Sondra Kornblatt (Conari Press, 2005).

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Sue M.

6:18AM PDT on May 16, 2012

thanks

send a green star

Susan S.

6:39AM PDT on May 7, 2012

Love that--got everything done--died anyway. Hope it doesn't happen to me!

Jennifer C.

5:13PM PDT on Apr 26, 2012

Thanks for the article.

Santanita G.

5:23PM PST on Nov 6, 2011

Michele W.

5:27AM PDT on Aug 16, 2011

Thank you

Anthony R.

3:00PM PDT on Aug 10, 2011

Interesting, thanks! My way to get myself happy f to simply force myself into the fuuny thunk i´m plaanig on doing athe moment.
Because, y i´m the type who gets distracted by ¨shiny stuff' ¨ on the internet and it´s even wore nowdays with the summer holidaym so i can waster many hours at a time.
So, if you´re like me,
focus and really really do the thing you want to do. You can do it!
I believe in you!

Robert O.

12:32AM PDT on Aug 10, 2011

Thanks Annie!

Frederico D.

5:33AM PDT on Aug 9, 2011

Interessante.

11:21AM PDT on Jun 25, 2011

John S.

11:43AM PDT on May 22, 2011

Thanks.