There is a trick to being idle. It isn't easy and I'm not sure that it comes naturally. After years of working - and working - and working - I am learning how to be idle. Today, for instance, I had only one story to write. The rest of the time I walked with Abby and read and washed the floors and wasted time on the computer - easy to do.
Somehow, an idle Monday is entirely different from an idle Sunday. Yesterday, it was delicious and lazy - a day of rest. Today it was frought with thoughts of "But I should be working." I'm getting better at chasing these thoughts away but I don't suspect I'll overcome them entirely within the next day or two.
Still - getting better - getting much better.
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