Hey y’all! I just submitted my outline and I enjoyed thinking about our current situation and how it relates to The WasteLand. However, while I was writing my outline, another thought came to mind. For the past couple of weeks, I haven’t hung out with friends, watched sports on the TV, went to get my nails or hair done, or ran errands. Although this sounds boring, and it is most of the time, it has helped me realize something.
We don’t need to be busy all the time! We don’t need to watch sports, run errands, etc. These are just things we think that we must do. In reality, many times we need just to sit down and take a step back from the chaos of life. We need quiet, peaceful moments to realize what life is truly about.
The same applies with school work and homework. Many nights and weekends, we have so much work that we don’t even get to enjoy the pleasure of eating with our family and simply having a conversation about our day. There comes a point when we need to realize to put work and stress to the side and enjoy the quiet.
What do y'all think about this?!!
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Although I can't admit that I do this, I 100% agree! I usually choose to fill my days with tasks so that I don't fall to boredom or laziness, but I've found that mindset isn't a healthy way to think! Our bodies aren't built to handle the nonstop activity, physically or mentally. I think this time of quarantine has allowed people to take a break from social activities and appreciate the art of relaxation. Even if that means taking advantage of our free time to learn new skills or recipes in a non-stress environment.
Hey Lindsey! I agree that the quarantine as been good in the sense that we are able to take a step back. I just wanted to add that I feel like it has now allowed us that we can't take anything for granted. Four weeks ago I may have dreaded going on some errand runs, however, now I would love to be able to go out and do something. I think that this is a sort of double sided coin situation. We can now appreciate going out and staying much more.
I agree but for me it's hard not to be doing something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I have any free time to myself, I always feel like there must be something that I'm forgetting to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel guilty for not being busy!!!!!!!!! Like I was just going to quietly nap in my room, and then I got that awful nagging feeling!!!!!!!!!! I thought, "Uh oh! I HAVE TO DO MY BLOGPOSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!", and now here I am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a really interesting thought. I was watching a YouTube video and this person was explaining the differences she found in living in California compared to London. One of the major things she said was every time she starts a conversation with someone from California one of the first things they ask is "What do you do for a living?" whereas in London they'll ask you, "Where are you from?" I think this is really interesting because as Americans we are very prideful of our jobs and accomplishments while it seems Europeans are more interested in one's background and where they came from. Back to my point, I think this is why we have that drive to always keep ourselves busy, because it's part of our culture.
I agree that breaks are necessary for us to relax and lower stress levels. However, with the situation that we are currently in, this "break" is not one that we consciously took ourselves, but rather one that was forced on us. That being said, we should all think positively about it rather than negatively and strive to accomplish certain things that we were not able to or did not have time for before.
I honestly disagree. The lack of sports has left a void in my life. I watch reruns on ESPN every night now. Tonight was the 2010 NBA Finals Game 7. Yes we don’t “need” simple things like seeing friends or watching sports. We really only “need” food shelter and water. But these things that we occupy our time with is what shapes our lives and of course that is why everyone is so sad and bored. Peace and quiet isn’t a bad thing but we can fit that in to our normal lives. So yes Lindsey, there are many good things coming from this, but there’s nothing wrong with missing these things we don’t “need”.
I think I would dislike having absolutely nothing to do, but I mostly have just been playing some games with friends that doesn't require much mental energy, it just passes the time. I'm missing not seeing everyone in person but it's not the worst for me, since I can find ways to occupy my time. I think if I didn't have videogames I would be having a difficult time dealing with it though.
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