It may anger many people that I've been finding myself more often than not with a lot of time on my hands. Trust me, it angers me too. I've never been good at dealing with extra time on my hands, mainly because my to-do list is so long that I stressed out and end up taking a nap. However, I've been slowly embracing the quiet moments and times when I feel as though I should be doing 20 errands, furiously painting or reading Socrates' philosophy.
This is definitely something I struggle with, among tons of other people. As Americans, we tend to feel the need to fill every second of every day with something productive or something that will change themselves or the world or just...anything. But is that really the way that we should be living?
A couple years ago I began reading the book “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert (a total mom book, I know) but for some reason, never finished it. I came across it again a few weeks ago and that one line il dolce far nienteorthe sweetness of doing nothingwas a line that really stuck out.
If we are always so constantly busy with work, with family, with our health, why not take the liberty to embracedoing nothing? Whether it's walking from your office building to your car or spending two extra minutes just lying in bed, there's so much to take in. It's kind of like a mini-meditation. Just a few extra breaths to really soak in the fact that you're here, you're living and everything doesn't need to be finished immediately.
I implore everyone to try to do nothing. It makes life a little be sweeter and the sun shine a little bit brighter.