You know what's cool? Doing.
Doing is everything.
Not an idea, nor a thought.
Doing is what matters.
Doing is believing.
Doing is experiencing.
Doing is living.
I think for a long time now I have been in quite a funk. Personal stress, remote working, time mismanagement and a host of other things. You know what that does to you right? Puts you in a "restless" zone. Yeah, you don't want to belong there.
I am someone who constantly whines, talks the talk, bounces ideas and sees them sit and gather dust. And so are many others (no kidding, even you?). In an earlier post, I aimed (but failed an embarrassing number of times) to adopt what I called the Daily Sabbatical.
First there was tennis. I felt like Roger Federer (there's no price to pay for imagining you are greatest, is there?). Then carrying bats to and fro from work and all the monsoon rage in my hometown killed it.
Then there was - "I will read one book per weekend" deal. I pretty much made the cut, actually. Kind of proud. But not quite sealed it. My reading challenge this year is 40 books (At the current rate, I am 10 books behind)
Then there was - "I will try to be happy and cheery faced everyday". Was I?
*Crickets chirping*
Then there was - "I want to dance". I spoke to a really nice, energetic co-worker about it and he suggested I should teach a class. I thought that was ridiculous at first. I searched and waited if someone offered something similar at work. Of course, my co-worker was up in my face all the time about it (thank you!). I grumbled, whined, lamented, complained,..
**insert every one of those abundant excuse-abiding adjectives here**
..until I relented and taught a Bollywood dance class today.
Yes, me, taught a dance class. Ok, it wasn't pro. It was cool though. I met some cool people. We all danced and had fun.
But that was the idea though. To have fun everyday. To surprise myself everyday. To see what I can do everyday - same things differently or new things experimentally.
I love how easy it is to do than talk about something (yes I mean when I say that). I already feel better. This "doing" thing sounds like fun to me.
So did something cool today?
Doing is everything.
Not an idea, nor a thought.
Doing is what matters.
Doing is believing.
Doing is experiencing.
Doing is living.
I think for a long time now I have been in quite a funk. Personal stress, remote working, time mismanagement and a host of other things. You know what that does to you right? Puts you in a "restless" zone. Yeah, you don't want to belong there.
I am someone who constantly whines, talks the talk, bounces ideas and sees them sit and gather dust. And so are many others (no kidding, even you?). In an earlier post, I aimed (but failed an embarrassing number of times) to adopt what I called the Daily Sabbatical.
First there was tennis. I felt like Roger Federer (there's no price to pay for imagining you are greatest, is there?). Then carrying bats to and fro from work and all the monsoon rage in my hometown killed it.
Then there was - "I will read one book per weekend" deal. I pretty much made the cut, actually. Kind of proud. But not quite sealed it. My reading challenge this year is 40 books (At the current rate, I am 10 books behind)
Then there was - "I will try to be happy and cheery faced everyday". Was I?
*Crickets chirping*
Then there was - "I want to dance". I spoke to a really nice, energetic co-worker about it and he suggested I should teach a class. I thought that was ridiculous at first. I searched and waited if someone offered something similar at work. Of course, my co-worker was up in my face all the time about it (thank you!). I grumbled, whined, lamented, complained,..
**insert every one of those abundant excuse-abiding adjectives here**
..until I relented and taught a Bollywood dance class today.
Yes, me, taught a dance class. Ok, it wasn't pro. It was cool though. I met some cool people. We all danced and had fun.
But that was the idea though. To have fun everyday. To surprise myself everyday. To see what I can do everyday - same things differently or new things experimentally.
I love how easy it is to do than talk about something (yes I mean when I say that). I already feel better. This "doing" thing sounds like fun to me.
So did something cool today?
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