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I have a hard time with this quotation. Sacred Idleness sounds like a really nice thing to me. I fantasize about being able to just lie on a beach and relax. I even fantasize about being able to meditate in solemn sincerity. I just have a hard time being able to do any of those things. I just finding “doing nothing” uneasy.

It’s not like I haven’t tried. I’ve tried to lie on the beach, by the pool, or even in the backyard doing nothing. It always turns into a reading or writing project. I’ve tried to take meditation seriously. It has always turned into an efficient way to create a To-Do list. I just have never learned how to “just sits.”

Instead, I find relaxation in other ways. Crochet is really relaxing to me. Even though my fingers are quickly moving and I am creating an object that didn’t exist before, I find it incredibly relaxing. There is something about the repetitive movement of my fingers that eases my worries.

I also find writing relaxing. Writing is my full-time job, so it might seem like a dichotomy to find relaxation in my profession, but there it is. I’m incredibly lucky that way. When words are flowing out of my fingers, I feel more at ease than I have ever felt on a beach.

I also find reading relaxing. Finding a good book is difficult for me, but once I’ve found one, I will set all chores aside in order to enjoy my book. Losing myself in another world is the best way I know to rest. Plus, it’s rare when I read a book and I don’t find more quotations for the Motivational Quotes of the Day.

Most of the things I find relaxing could be considered work. Sacred Idleness sounds like a really good idea, but I’ve never gotten the hang of it. Maybe in my next life.