I'm not really good at not-doing. I like being busy and having a full plate. The more pressure the better. I thrive under it and I genuinely like the process of rising to the occasion. But you know, sometimes you just need to STOP. It's something I understand deep within my core and believe with all my heart - but it's not always easy to practice.
My entire world revolves around the Internet and social networking. Being constantly plugged in is how I operate my social, educational, entertainment, and work life. Everything is connected to the grid.
But sometimes you just need to GET AWAY and be in the present moment.
Today I spent about three hours listening to my sister read. I turned off my phone, went outside, and unplugged from everything but her.
It's so important. For her obviously, but it's also really important for me as well. Which is something I'm realizing more everyday.
My granddad used to do the same with me all the time. He gave so freely of his time that I felt like the center of his world. I always thought he did it because it was good for me. Which I’m sure he did because that’s the kind of grandfather he was. But the older I get, the more I realize that I gave him something too. It wasn't the same kind of relationship for each of us. He obviously got different things out of it than I did. But maybe it wasn’t as one-sided as I always assumed it was. Maybe I contributed too. Maybe I made him a better person as all.
Maybe I did bring something to the table, and maybe he’d be proud of me today knowing that I'm trying to carry on the tradition.
The tradition of giving love, attention, and time with such fierce generosity that it almost becomes reverent.
So here's my pledge to take more time out's. To STOP and just be. With the ones around me. With myself. With the quiet space inside.
My entire world revolves around the Internet and social networking. Being constantly plugged in is how I operate my social, educational, entertainment, and work life. Everything is connected to the grid.
But sometimes you just need to GET AWAY and be in the present moment.
Today I spent about three hours listening to my sister read. I turned off my phone, went outside, and unplugged from everything but her.
It's so important. For her obviously, but it's also really important for me as well. Which is something I'm realizing more everyday.
My granddad used to do the same with me all the time. He gave so freely of his time that I felt like the center of his world. I always thought he did it because it was good for me. Which I’m sure he did because that’s the kind of grandfather he was. But the older I get, the more I realize that I gave him something too. It wasn't the same kind of relationship for each of us. He obviously got different things out of it than I did. But maybe it wasn’t as one-sided as I always assumed it was. Maybe I contributed too. Maybe I made him a better person as all.
Maybe I did bring something to the table, and maybe he’d be proud of me today knowing that I'm trying to carry on the tradition.
The tradition of giving love, attention, and time with such fierce generosity that it almost becomes reverent.
So here's my pledge to take more time out's. To STOP and just be. With the ones around me. With myself. With the quiet space inside.
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