Doing Nothing
As a highly intelligent species, we humans have built an amazing world of unparalleled technological discoveries and profound materialism. We have more luxurious and pleasurable comforts than our ancestors could have ever imagined, and have exponentially built a tremendous immunity to being still and doing nothing. Collectively, we have become so habituated in doing that we have forgotten how to be. Allowing ourselves to be for a couple of minutes several times a day trains the mind in presence; the act of being fully attentive, aware, and awake to what is taking place internally and externally. Doing nothing for short periods during the day allows the mind, brain, nervous system, immune system, and body to rest, to ease up, to come back to homeostasis throughout the frenzied busyness of daily life.
Realign
Most of us have been taught that doing nothing is an abnormal display of mental lethargy, physical laziness, and complacency of spirit. Nothing could be further from the truth. Doing nothing for 2-3 minutes several times a day not only relaxes the mind and body, it increases creative imagery, motivates productivity, and decreases mental and physical burnout. By inviting quiet and calm during the day, we give ourselves time to tune into our intrinsic sacredness and honest selves. It gives us the time and opportunity to realign with what matters most, and whether or not we are living up to those important aspirations. It provides all important reflection time too.
Energy Boost
Doing nothing is not laziness or unproductive. It is the direct opposite. It provides time to improve our mental agility, emotional suppleness, heightened creativity, and intuitive listening. Doing nothing for just a few minutes each day, in totality, can be the inspired energy boost we need to be all that we can be. Several times a day remind yourself to take 10 easy and relaxed breaths, in and out, in and out, in and out, etc. Feel the difference in your mind, attitude, thinking processes, and body.
“In this era of technological wizardry and excessive productivity, doing nothing is an art form that takes deliberate training. The only way to know and accept this truth is to experience it for yourself. ”