The Art (and Struggle) of Doing Nothing
Laundry, make grocery order, run by pet store, study for certification, work out, clean bathroom, write thank you note, get reading done for pre-marital counseling, cook... etc. These are the things I type into my phone's to do list as I dare to lie in bed, doing nothing but watching Hulu. Why do I feel like if I'm doing nothing but relaxing, I at least need to be making a to do list, if not carrying it out? When did our society become so hyper-focused on doing things, all the time ? Like, no second to breathe, relax, think about nothing? You see it all around on social media, especially right now during quarantine. People's attitude of, if you're not using quarantine to master a skill or make extra money, you're doing it wrong. Wrong? Wrong? There's absolutely nothing wrong with capitalizing on your skills or hobbies. But what if someone just wants to do it for fun? What if someone just wants to do nothing for a second? Why do we scoff at that? I believe ...