Day 235
It gets to be this time of year … the sun sets a bit earlier, the temperature drops, the nights loom long.
And the fall season of television programs begins.
I like to think of myself as not much of a TV junkie … but after having my butt glued to the couch for the past 3 hours, I guess I kind of am. I always say I just watch the food network channel … but give me a good comedy (Modern Family) or thriller (Revenge) and I’m a goner. And if there’s ever a rerun of Friends or King of Queens on … I am probably watching it because they both make me laugh.
And laughter is good.
In any case, I stay away from all news programs (they are simply too depressing) and all reality shows (they are simply too awful) … and just watch a few programs that I deem “worthy”. Worthy of my time. Worthy of my interest. Worthy.
And though there is little substance to The King of Queens (other than I find it riotously funny) I tell myself it’s okay. It’s okay because while I am watching the “boob-tube” I can leaf through the magazines that are quickly piling up in the basket, snuggle with the dogs, hydrate myself while getting a good dose of fiber (tea and popcorn) … and tickle my funny bone or try to figure out a plot all the while in my pj’s (if I so desire) and without leaving the comfort of my family room.
There’s nothing wrong with a little mindless relaxation.
I have to keep telling myself that I don’t always have to be working. I don’t always have to be doing. I don’t always have to be cleaning or organizing. I don’t always have to be productive … and that the ever-present to-do list is still going to look like I haven’t done much (even if I work until I’m 100) because I keep adding things to it.
I don’t always have to be reading. I don’t have to learn a new language. I don’t have to understand my computer.
Sometimes it’s just okay to BE.
I read once that one of the best things we can do for ourselves, at times, is absolutely NOTHING.
“Nothing” recharges our emotions … our spirits … our souls. Unlike sleeping or doing something … doing nothing just lets our minds clear, our bodies regroup, our thoughts wander.
And, as they are doing now, my thoughts are wandering … so, I’m going to go and do NOTHING.