FoMO?

“Doing Nothing”

“If you're sick or injured and healing … or just worn out, please notice that that thing known as 'doing nothing' is when you're doing the utterly crucial and precious work of growing and healing and restoring.

This also goes for everyone who's just worn down, exhausted, dispirited ... I'm for the power of rest and the holiness of respite.

… Take refuge in that beautiful stillness in which everything is happening in all the ways that nothing is happening in busyness.”

~ Rebecca Solnit

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"Almost everything will work again
if you unplug it for a few minutes ... Including you." 
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~ Anne Lamott

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Don’t Want to Miss Out?
Gift Yourself the Moment to Pause

​Hi friends!

How’s your start of September?

Maybe it’s the super warm weather we enjoyed over the holiday weekend, or the fact that we still have two full weeks of summer ahead, but I’m thinking more about my next swim in Lake Michigan than I am about Pumpkin Spice anything. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Lots of us (especially here in West Michigan) want to make the most of each and every blue sky moment. We continue “doing it all” so that we won’t miss out on anything.

Believe me. I get it. 😉

And, I realize that when I am going, going, going . . .  I am missing out on something super necessary.

I am missing my moment to “do nothing.”

It’s when we pause that we can become calm.
And get clear.
Find that next burst of creativity.
Or necessary step towards healing.

Turns out, we need rest.

Our hardworking, fun-loving culture may not applaud us when we stop doing, but I am here to encourage you to take those moments of pause:

• Take a walk to see the sunset or the moonrise. Sit and enjoy;
• At any point on a hike, take a few moments to rest, listen to the sounds, and appreciate the view;
• Gift yourself some stillness on your front porch while enjoying your first sips of coffee;
• Get quiet on your mat, or on your couch, and close your eyes for 10 - 20 minutes.

I believe these moments of doing nothing?
They”ll make all we do even better!

Give it a try and let me know how it goes. 🫶🏽
Send me a favorite photo of your version of “doing nothing.” 📷

Okay, time for me to take a pause. 🥰

💡﹠♥️
~m

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