My goal in my day to day has always been to have nothing to do which is different than doing nothing and if you get that then you get me.
Anyway.
In order to achieve my daily goal I have always rushed through my to-do’s to get to the glorious nothing to do and let me tell you that I just had an epiphany that has rocked me to my core and in true 21st century fashion, I’m taking to the internet to spread my newfound wisdom.
I know it’ll shock you to learn that my temperament involves constantly feeling stressed and rushed and overwhelmed. I must say I am quite efficient but also quite exhausted. And I regret to report that when I finally reach that elusive “nothing to do” moment, well, I’m just too tired to bask in it and it backfires into doing nothing moments.
Ok, so what’s the epiphany?
I recently started slowing my roll. Or perhaps more accurately, I am slowly and actively trying to slow my roll. After a lifetime of racing to get to the next thing, it’s going to take a lot of practice and even more mindfulness to allow myself to take up time. I’ve been taking up space like nobody’s business, but I’ve been stingy on taking time.
Anyway.
I am discovering that this process of time-taking is lowering my probably high cortisol levels and my brain feels less condensed and my thoughts feel less clustered. I can’t say that I have less anxiety but I can say I have more mental capacity.
Slowing down isn’t just about taking time to pause or meditate. It’s not just about putting down our phones and logging off our devices. I think it might also be about intentionally moving through our day. Being present in it all. Even in the parts we want to just get through so we can get to the next better part faster.
I think if we grant ourselves the grace to take up time the way we’re practicing to take up space, well, we’ll uncover another layer of the healing and joy we’ve been seeking while simultaneously having the capacity to bask in the moments we’re after.
If you like what you’ve read, well I wrote a book!
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