“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.” ~ Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher
Category: just hanging out doing nothing
Thought for Thursday
I am so busy doing nothing… that the idea of doing anything – which as you know, always leads to something – cuts into the nothing and then forces me to have to drop everything. ~Jerry Seinfeld, comedian
It Starts Again Tomorrow
My Sunday was really quiet this week. Even though I was all alone, my family was out of the house, I didn’t get much done.
I wanted to fool around with the new watercolor I started, but I didn’t. I thought I might look at my jewelry supplies and maybe put a few stones and beads together like I did a couple days ago, but I didn’t. I’m not going to beat myself up about it either.
Sometimes it’s healthy to do absolutely nothing. I know I need down time. Time to let my brain take a break from thinking about things. Even though I’m writing the Artist’s Way Morning Pages every day to get the excess brain junk out, I still need that extra do-nothing time. I don’t know why.
I’m not saying I sat in a chair and looked at the wall all day long. Lately I’ve been reading a really good book and I just had to get to the end. When I picked it up yesterday I just had to keep reading. While I was reading I had a banana bread baking in the oven that I assembled before I picked up the book. The warmth of my kitchen along with the great smell of a tasty quick bread in the oven made a cozy feeling in my house. While I waited I read my book and had some coffee. The house was quiet with the others out for the day doing their own thing. It was a great day and it felt good not to “work”.
Tomorrow is another day.