It’s funny how sometimes things come together and help you to think differently about things. The last 24 hours have been like that. I am hoping that rather than framing things negatively I can find ways to frame them more positively.
I shall try to explain myself more clearly. I was talking to a friend a while ago about when I craft. I said that if I am watching television then I will have something on the go. She said that when she’s watching TV then she’s watching TV. Yesterday I chatted with someone about my break down. She commented on my drive and my need and expectations to achieve. This made me start to think about framing things differently and rather than thinking about being lazy or not doing something perhaps I could begin to frame things more positively and give myself permission to do less. Then today another friend tagged me in a post on Facebook. So I am hoping to give myself permission to sit back, to enjoy the sunshine, to read a book and to do nothing.
I am currently sat at market. The lady from last week has purchased her slippers and strangely I have another order for slippers from someone else. I am enjoying the sunshine and watching people who obviously use the market as an opportunity to meet up with friends and chat.
Are you able to just sit? How do you spend time that others may consider wasted?
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Remember from Friday that I said the world wants us to be busy and so we feel we must be. It’s ok to stop ! Jump off the roundabout and see things more slowly. It’s funny that when you mentioned doing nothing you tied it in with reading. Reading is reading, it’s not doing nothing. It’s interesting how there are even names for things that we consider to be doing nothing, such as people watching, sitting in the sun and thinking, etc. All of those things are doing something. If it is what you have chosen consciously to do, then it is never nothing. Being in the moment, seeing what is real is not something that we can all do easily because we are measured and so measure ourselves by our productivity. Xx
It’s a lovely sunny evening and I am so pleased you have got orders too !!
To be honest people might think that a fair bit of what I do is nothing ! It’s something to me and that’s all that matters. Personally I love listening to music. Listening while not doing anything else. Just listening. Practicing the cello, is something but nothing to others. Haha
Slowing things down allows me to live completely in the ” now” tomorrow will come and the sun the rise and then I will start a fresh.
Have a beautiful evening living to your own rhythm.. xxxx
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Thank you as always for your positive and warm supportive response xxx
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