Sometimes I go off the grid. My cousin teases me about that: "you are spontaneous," she said to my protestation that I'm very structured all the time. "You just do it on your own terms."
I do.
And sometimes that means the cell phone goes off, I go away, sometimes just in my living room, and tune out the world. It's important: a mini-vacation. A time for just me. And I can do that with one person: someone called it "bi-solation," or it can be by myself. I think as long as it's conscious, it's fine. If it's unconscious and a way to avoid something core and important to yourself or others that you've promised, then it's an issue.
I deliberately made no plans for today. My life has started to feel pressurized with responsibilities to others. And I wanted a day for myself. I spent the first part curled up in bed, then brunch and a walk, and the second half is for me to pay bills, putter around some other paperwork and do a little coaching feedback work.
And we'll see what I'm called to do evening-time. I am having a spontaneously me-time day.
Live Well.
I do.
And sometimes that means the cell phone goes off, I go away, sometimes just in my living room, and tune out the world. It's important: a mini-vacation. A time for just me. And I can do that with one person: someone called it "bi-solation," or it can be by myself. I think as long as it's conscious, it's fine. If it's unconscious and a way to avoid something core and important to yourself or others that you've promised, then it's an issue.
I deliberately made no plans for today. My life has started to feel pressurized with responsibilities to others. And I wanted a day for myself. I spent the first part curled up in bed, then brunch and a walk, and the second half is for me to pay bills, putter around some other paperwork and do a little coaching feedback work.
And we'll see what I'm called to do evening-time. I am having a spontaneously me-time day.
Live Well.
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