Sometimes you are so busy you forget to take time for yourself. You run from one task to another, never slowing down. You feel you can achieve a lot while keeping active, until one day, everything breaks down and you become ill. Then you are forced to lie in bed and do nothing. You can finally "take stock" and make contact with your Inner Self. This Inner Self has been trying to talk to you for a long time, and it never gives up. It has been trying to tell you to examine your priorities, what is really important, what you live for. Because it's only when you're not busy that you can truly reflect on the meaning of life. The meaning of your life...
In my book "The Magic of Willpower", I emphasise that in between periods of productivity, it vital to plan periods of leisure, relaxation or meditation, in order to recharge your batteries. I will go one further now and say that it is vital to plan times when you do absolutely nothing. This is not as easy as it sounds. But fortunately, doing nothing is an art that can be learnt.
Doing nothing doesn't mean sleeping or watching TV or checking your Facebook account, or walking or talking. If you have a stressful life, and most of you do, you will find it very difficult not to do anything at all. But remind yourself that if being active is essential, being inactive during certain times is equally important. This seems paradoxical, especially in a society where people constantly strive for success and self-improvement. How is your life going to get better if you do nothing? Don't you have to put every minute of the day to good use? Isn't time supposed to be money? On top of that you dread boredom, and you tend to feel guilty when you're not productive.
The problem is that when you're always busy, you don't have time to focus on yourself. A lot of people fear inaction, as well as silence, to the point that they cannot spend quiet time, without a constant blaring background of radio, music or television. Of course if you enjoy music, don't deprive yourself of it. But there is a time for everything. There is a time to listen to music of your choice, and there is a time to listen to silence. Now you're connecting with your Inner Self as you're focusing on your breathing and emptying your mind. It may only last for a few seconds, a few minutes, an hour or even longer. You allow your thoughts to drift without getting attached to any of them. Afterwards you will feel rejuvenated and your creative juices will flow more freely. You will experience a sense of deep calm and renewed strength within you.
With much love,
Bella
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