Happy Doing Nothing

It's one of those days when nothing is working out right. E-mails I was expecting haven't showed, I can't get outlook express to recognize my server (or something - I'm not exactly a computer whiz, you know), hence can't send e-mails I need to send, As a matter of fact, it will be a miracle if this post gets published without more glitches. It's one of those days when nothing seems to be working very well. When that happens, I usually do a few things: 1) Like most New Englanders, I blame the weather (very humid today, and promising to be thundery later on, thus affecting all electrical equipment and pastry making). 2) Nothing. That's right. When nothing's working out, I try to do nothing. Or as little as possible. Maybe read and write a little. Get an iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts. Go to a movie. Because when nothing's working out, it's the universe telling us we should slow down. Wait till tomorrow. Maybe the stars are not aligned for our tasks. So we should just wait a little until they are.

So, this week, if you are lucky enough to have a day when nothing is working out, go with that. I know it sounds lazy and it wouldn't be condoned by the Puritans or the Founding Fathers, but believe me, it's okay to sometimes do nothing. Or not much. If you simply have to do something, write about or draw yourself doing nothing. Tomorrow you'll get twice as much accomplished than if you fought today.