49/365 Boredom
Here I am again! Not sure for how long. I was starting to feel like I HAVE to do this, not that I WANT to.
After Ian’s school problems, we had a bumpy period that peaked with my phone and wallet getting stolen. #londonlife
I kept saying that I never get bored, the universe must have heard me so, it sent a thief to relieve me of my phone addiction. He didn’t have to take my driver’s license and all my cards, and I could’ve told him had he asked.
It’s not something I wish to expand, to be honest. It is what it is and Sophia said it best: “Mum, you learned your lesson now, make sure the door is locked next time!”
I want to share a few thoughts on being bored…
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
Boredom is a gift with a very good disguise!
To be able to make your mind sit still enough time to get bored is a hard task in 2022. I am happy when my kids come to tell me that they are bored and I try to resist the temptation to serve them entertainment because I know that after a few minutes of “agony” I will be seeing them using their imagination and making up new games. #mumlife
These days I need to “work” to keep my mind still - to eliminate all distractions, to ignore all tasks, to silence all thoughts about the things that need to be sorted out.
It’s hard to be in the present and with the person you should know best - yourself!
The fear of having to take a deep dive into our own thoughts is boredom, the acceptance of being still and present is transformative and it’s a statement of self control.
We are strangers to ourselves and to take a plunge into our own minds freaks us out. How can we stay in a room alone with a stranger?
Creativity comes from hidden places within you, in moments when you allow yourself to accept what you feel and to be present.
You got this!
