When we have open time before us, what do we do? 3:00am and can't sleep? Lull in the work day? Free eve? Immediates away? Alone unexpectedly? It's easy to fill the time with a crossword, sudoku, something easy from the to-do list, a quick errand, an overdue email, etc. Then there are heavier options: read something serious, practice the piano, write something serious, cook something creative.
For me a good answer lately is to do nothing. Constant motion can keep me from attending to myself. Instead, be still. Be comfortable with nothing. During the nothing something meaningful will emerge. It always does, but it requires courage to keep listening to the nothing.
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