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Today is a fallow day. This means a day to recharge and relax. People think one equals the other, but I would disagree. Relaxing is letting the stress and angst and everything from the last week go. Recharging is adding back to your mental health, giving yourself leeway to more energy rather than just survival level energy.
So, My Wants for today is this: I want you to go outside. Yep. OUT OF THE HOUSE. And then... I want you to sit in your garden. I don't care if it is a dustbowl or a grassed area, a vegie patch or weeds run wild, I want you to grab a towel, a cushion, a chair, whatever, and go and sit outside for five minutes. And then I want you to come back to me and tell me what you saw. If you really want to ace things, take a cup of tea out there, hot scalding and sweet, and sip it slowly while you listen to what's happening outside. See what's going on in your neighbourhood. Feel the world around you.
I am sure every one can find 5 minutes for this. It takes no prep, and just GO! Take your friends, family, pets, lovers, partners whatever out there for 5 minutes with you. And if they whine about it, tell them it's my fault and to do it anyway!
So, My Wants for today is this: I want you to go outside. Yep. OUT OF THE HOUSE. And then... I want you to sit in your garden. I don't care if it is a dustbowl or a grassed area, a vegie patch or weeds run wild, I want you to grab a towel, a cushion, a chair, whatever, and go and sit outside for five minutes. And then I want you to come back to me and tell me what you saw. If you really want to ace things, take a cup of tea out there, hot scalding and sweet, and sip it slowly while you listen to what's happening outside. See what's going on in your neighbourhood. Feel the world around you.
I am sure every one can find 5 minutes for this. It takes no prep, and just GO! Take your friends, family, pets, lovers, partners whatever out there for 5 minutes with you. And if they whine about it, tell them it's my fault and to do it anyway!
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Date: 2007-01-20 07:30 am (UTC)From:The first night I drove down to the beach to discover the biggest beach party I've ever encountered. So I chose an empty spot on a picnic table overlooking the beach, put The Beatles on and stared up at the sky for half an hour.
The second night I did the same thing (and it was the same beach party), only I took the daughters with me, since I told them I would the last night, but they'd fallen asleep. We all sat out on the same picnic table and stared upwards for about half an hour.
Last night we didn't go to the beach, but sat outside on the grass, wrapped in blankets because it was unseasonably cool, and stared heavenwards.
We'll probably do the same tonight, for the beautiful McNaught comet will still be visible, and will continue to be visible for the next few nights.
I'd forgotten why I'd fallen in love with astronomy all those decades ago.
Now I remember.