t s t o r m s
i don't think there is such a thing as a wasted day.
a friend shared this comment after an incredibly lazy day of sitting, sleeping, internet surfing, and watching a thunder storm roll through la crosse.
i can't help but agree with her.
for a long time, i hated the idea of wasting a day. a day of lounging on the couch always seemed useless and unfulfilling, but i have recently begun to realize that it's these moments that enhance the happiness derived from really doing something. life is all about the poles and extremes... it's a matter of how you manage them that will result in joy.
it was a cloudy skied spring friday and none of us really left the living room. the weather deterred any outdoor time, so we made due inside. after a full morning and afternoon of doing nothing a storm brewed outside. we took advantage of my roommate connor's dj-ing equipment and pressed play on a youtube virtual thunderstorm video. we turned up the volume and enjoyed our huge living room window's view of the downpour.
ac/dc's thunderstruck was the obvious next choice, which was later followed by ccr's have you ever seen the rain... it wasn't as enjoyable as playing in a warm summer storm, but it was still very fun.
8+ hours of doing nothing and i have no regrets. some days are just supposed to be spent sitting in the living room amongst friends. for future reference, it should be assumed that sitting is synonymous with sleeping whenever i mention my friends.
did you know that the earth's day has increased in length since its creation?
at 4.5 billion years ago, during the earth's infancy, a computer simulation determined that the length of a single day was 6 hours. it was 21.9 hours about 620 million years ago due to the tides raised by the moon which consequently slowed the earth's rotation. the mean length of a day is now about 86,400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.
(thanks wikipedia)
unreal.
i feel like we're always pushed to fill our time with something "worthwhile" and for the most part, i agree. i hesitate to fill every living minute with something deemed "worthwhile" because i appreciate time to think, relax, sleep, and wonder... without any true responsibilities. so, i do things that feel right. i sleep when i'm exhausted, i stay up with friends even though i'm tired, i dream up crazy ideas and try to make them realities... in all, i do what i want. sometimes there are consequences but that's what life's all about. i volunteer at events, i go to amazing concerts, i sit on the grass for hours and i'll continue to sprinkle my life with all sorts of ways to happily pass the time.
looking back on that lazy friday, it may have been beneficial for us to go for a walk, hit up the climbing wall, grab a cup of coffee, or do anything... but really what's the difference?
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i think it's probably best to leave you with my own personal seussism:
a day is a day is a day
and no matter what happens
do with it as you may
because time is an invention
a friend shared this comment after an incredibly lazy day of sitting, sleeping, internet surfing, and watching a thunder storm roll through la crosse.
i can't help but agree with her.
for a long time, i hated the idea of wasting a day. a day of lounging on the couch always seemed useless and unfulfilling, but i have recently begun to realize that it's these moments that enhance the happiness derived from really doing something. life is all about the poles and extremes... it's a matter of how you manage them that will result in joy.
it was a cloudy skied spring friday and none of us really left the living room. the weather deterred any outdoor time, so we made due inside. after a full morning and afternoon of doing nothing a storm brewed outside. we took advantage of my roommate connor's dj-ing equipment and pressed play on a youtube virtual thunderstorm video. we turned up the volume and enjoyed our huge living room window's view of the downpour.
ac/dc's thunderstruck was the obvious next choice, which was later followed by ccr's have you ever seen the rain... it wasn't as enjoyable as playing in a warm summer storm, but it was still very fun.
8+ hours of doing nothing and i have no regrets. some days are just supposed to be spent sitting in the living room amongst friends. for future reference, it should be assumed that sitting is synonymous with sleeping whenever i mention my friends.
did you know that the earth's day has increased in length since its creation?
at 4.5 billion years ago, during the earth's infancy, a computer simulation determined that the length of a single day was 6 hours. it was 21.9 hours about 620 million years ago due to the tides raised by the moon which consequently slowed the earth's rotation. the mean length of a day is now about 86,400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.
(thanks wikipedia)
unreal.
i feel like we're always pushed to fill our time with something "worthwhile" and for the most part, i agree. i hesitate to fill every living minute with something deemed "worthwhile" because i appreciate time to think, relax, sleep, and wonder... without any true responsibilities. so, i do things that feel right. i sleep when i'm exhausted, i stay up with friends even though i'm tired, i dream up crazy ideas and try to make them realities... in all, i do what i want. sometimes there are consequences but that's what life's all about. i volunteer at events, i go to amazing concerts, i sit on the grass for hours and i'll continue to sprinkle my life with all sorts of ways to happily pass the time.
looking back on that lazy friday, it may have been beneficial for us to go for a walk, hit up the climbing wall, grab a cup of coffee, or do anything... but really what's the difference?
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
i think it's probably best to leave you with my own personal seussism:
a day is a day is a day
and no matter what happens
do with it as you may
because time is an invention
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