Hi Carrie, thank you for this meaningful insight. Sometimes I find myself sitting at home, letting all the natural light into the room as possible, with no TV on, a long delay in asking Google to play something and find it’s been well over an hour with absolute quiet and stillness in the room. Full transparency, these have been work from home moments where my laptop is open to complete offsite tasks for my business, but I have found my mind is much clearer. Sometimes I just sit in that stillness and do nothing. This is when those insights really develop. It never occurred to me to think of this as embracing boredom. Boredom has been engineered in many of us (hello, me!) to be a “bad” thing or lazy. This article reassures it is not. It’s actually contributing to self care and productivity in a new way. I look forward to more of your Be Brave Friday series. Thank you for sharing your light and creativity with all of us. Always cheering you on:)
Well said. Being mindful is also a way to have aha moments. Mundane/bored tasks can then become sacred or enlightening moments. While emptying the dish washer be mindful of the color of the plate, the weigh of the glass or dish or silverware. Do the items you touch stir memories or creative thoughts? I am happy you are bringing back Be Brave Friday.
Great reminders, Carrie! I used to sit with boredom more. As a writer, my imagination was always there to ease it. Now, I read on my phone. During my commute, I listen to podcasts and audio books. Not a bad thing, but I used to plot scenes in my head or come up with story ideas. Now, I struggle more to draft new things. I need to go back to the stillness!
Hi Carrie, thank you for this meaningful insight. Sometimes I find myself sitting at home, letting all the natural light into the room as possible, with no TV on, a long delay in asking Google to play something and find it’s been well over an hour with absolute quiet and stillness in the room. Full transparency, these have been work from home moments where my laptop is open to complete offsite tasks for my business, but I have found my mind is much clearer. Sometimes I just sit in that stillness and do nothing. This is when those insights really develop. It never occurred to me to think of this as embracing boredom. Boredom has been engineered in many of us (hello, me!) to be a “bad” thing or lazy. This article reassures it is not. It’s actually contributing to self care and productivity in a new way. I look forward to more of your Be Brave Friday series. Thank you for sharing your light and creativity with all of us. Always cheering you on:)
Well said. Being mindful is also a way to have aha moments. Mundane/bored tasks can then become sacred or enlightening moments. While emptying the dish washer be mindful of the color of the plate, the weigh of the glass or dish or silverware. Do the items you touch stir memories or creative thoughts? I am happy you are bringing back Be Brave Friday.
Great reminders, Carrie! I used to sit with boredom more. As a writer, my imagination was always there to ease it. Now, I read on my phone. During my commute, I listen to podcasts and audio books. Not a bad thing, but I used to plot scenes in my head or come up with story ideas. Now, I struggle more to draft new things. I need to go back to the stillness!