Do More Nothing

A large part of my successful recovery from the nightmare that was the last several years of my marriage, is that I count basic “non tasks” such as walking the dog or spending hours reading, stretching, meditating and breathing as a high productivity day!

I have witnessed for myself that mental and spiritual growth and healing are accomplished most efficiently when we are not overly busy accomplishing form-world tasks that can, honestly wait another day.

I still spend an enormous amount of energy on resisting the automatic urge to rebuke myself for all the things being ignored on my “urgent” todo list when I dedicate time to reflective self care. I must repeatedly remind myself that I have accomplished more, personally, in the past three years than I would have thought humanly possible, and all while basically sitting on the couch binge watching inspiring TV shows or staring off into space while focusing on little but delivering oxygen to my poor narcissist-addled brain.

What I have learned to accept, is that “work” isn’t supposed to be hard. When I finally gave myself permission to “do nothing,” I was at last giving my Spiritual Guides the space to communicate with me effectively.

I was finally still enough to listen.

I believe this is why a crisis that leaves us with nothing is so often the necessary catalyst for deep growth, and why so many people are learning to take their destiny into their own hands through practices such as daily meditation, mindfulness, yoga, etc. More and more people are seeing this truth for themselves.

So don’t be afraid to spend time “doing nothing.” You may be surprised at how much you accomplish.