Such is life, a quick succession of busy nothings, some of which we will have no doubt forgotten about when the next day starts. We (or some of us) sometimes live our day on a continuous loop, we get up, go to work, power through the day and tick off our to do's, go home, eat, go to bed, and again it starts.
But what about all the seemingly insignificant little happenings about us? What may seem a quick succession of busy nothings are generally busy somethings if you stop and smell the roses. And when you realise that and take notice, days tend to seem less mundane and more human, more entertaining, more exciting, and less robotic.
Today for instance I felt a little silly when I saw a sight I drive past every morning traveling on the freeway - the city scape (albeit in the distance). Every morning this beautiful sight was right in front of my face but I have been too busy cursing the bloke who just moved in front of me without indicating, or complaining about the 'road work' signs and lack of road works going on (more on that later).
I really only started to appreciate the busy somethings when I was traveling recently. As Henry Miller put it, "one’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."
With the freedom and time to do anything or go anywhere you slow down and take notice. Time is always precious, but when traveling it's not limited. At home if you work a 40 hour week time is extra precious and certainly limited as you only have two days of freedom and for this reason some of us don't use up the weekend as well as we could, preferring to sleep in or do nothing because we have been working hard all week. And in the meantime missing busy somethings!
I don't want to look at my weekends like that, preferring to use every second to spend time with friends, got to and see new places - particularly in my own city!
I really only started to appreciate the busy somethings when I was traveling recently. As Henry Miller put it, "one’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."
With the freedom and time to do anything or go anywhere you slow down and take notice. Time is always precious, but when traveling it's not limited. At home if you work a 40 hour week time is extra precious and certainly limited as you only have two days of freedom and for this reason some of us don't use up the weekend as well as we could, preferring to sleep in or do nothing because we have been working hard all week. And in the meantime missing busy somethings!
I don't want to look at my weekends like that, preferring to use every second to spend time with friends, got to and see new places - particularly in my own city!
Think about your day, how many busy somethings did you miss out on?
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