We are very creative people. Unconsciously, we have created a self-fueled hamster wheel where we keep sprinting with ourselves even though there is no one else on that wheel other than us!
Our unending responsibilities towards our family, uninvited accountability at work, constant pressure to keep going and unwilling try to manage relations is what we are mostly surrounded with.
The multitude of these demands on our time tend to keep us in this busy state, leaving scant opportunity to ask ourselves - how are we actually doing in our lives, for creative thoughts, to enjoy nature and to do what we always wanted to do. Do we like being this busy where we are rarely able to take out quality time for us? We believe it or not, we get used to being busy. Let me share my example with you – I am from Mumbai, the most busy city in the world. You will always be busy in this city, one way or the other – with work, with your dreams, your friends, traffic and with the noise. Last year, I shifted to Canada, which is no where close to Mumbai in terms of dreams, ambition, traffic, noise and busyness. It was so quite and peaceful here that I started to feel anxious, missing traffic and all that noise!!! I never imagined I would miss traffic in my life. This is where we unconsciously start getting used to being busy, so busy that we even forget do we even want to be that busy? After some months I started liking being free and spending time gardening or in nature or even writing this book.
Let me introduce you to an Italian concept known as “la dolce far niente” which means “the sweetness of doing nothing” which I got to learn while watching Elizabeth Gilbert’s masterpiece ‘Eat Pray Love’. The idea of getting off the hamster wheel of ‘getting up in the morning with a mission, getting children ready, finishing morning coffee while mentally being in office and constant run till the day ends’ is quite compelling, isn’t it!
Imagine just few minutes of the day being lived like la dolce far niente where no hurry, no mission, no “have to do” things. By simply taking 5-minute off can help you become more present to the moment, know what you are feeling, focus on your priorities and nourish your creative thoughts. This calmness and clarity which we feel once we start taking out time for ourselves is huge and creates a strong impact in our personality & wellbeing.
What you want to do in your own time is your call. Some people want to just relax or meditate, some would like to write a book, some would like to pursue their passion, some would like to just grab a cup of coffee and spend time with themselves. You choose what would you like to do in your own time. Remember, it’s a criminal waste of life where you were not able to give time to yourself. The quality of life you live with your family and at work is the reflection of the quality of life you live with yourself. It all starts with you. Everytime you say ‘Yes’ to something you don’t like, you are saying a ‘No’ to something you might love. Choose how you want to spend your whole day with family, friends, work and other commitments and start to schedule time for yourself.
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