How did the nothing challenge manifest itself in your life today?
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This is a quote from Winnie the Pooh, who was really rather good at doing nothing.
"Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing... of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear..."
Yes, everyday in the even the smallest of ways, I want my inside ears to make "doing nothing" one of my specialties.
Woohoo!
So, Thursday... the "take a pause" day... I was at work, turned a certain way and my back locked up. My body forced me to pause... The problem is, I've been doing NOTHING for the last two days and it's making me crazy. I absolutely hate being immobile and feeling helpless. All the more reason to take care of myself. I feel like I have to be busy all the time. Staying busy is my coping mechanism for all the emotional trama that I've experienced. I feel like I need to be productive all day, every day. I guess the point that I'm trying to make is this: when I get so busy that I don't take a break, when I focus so much on how much I can accomplish every day that I don't sit down until bedtime every day, when I forget to rest, my body does it for me. My body forces me to stop. I mean, when I miss a day of work, I am in bed, unable to do anything. It is extremely important to let yourself rest, or your body will force you to.
I have some mobility back today and I am definitely not spending another day in bed. I was thinking about going to work, but I'm going to stay home and just do some light housework. If I go to work, I will surely overdo it again.
Anyway, thanks for listening/reading ❤❤❤