Loafing
Loafing! without feeling guilt!!
I have to admit I am good at loafing, its the guilt part I struggle with... Being raising catholic and all it is a life struggle to shed the guilt, but I am getting better at it. I was a professional loafer in my early twenties and it set the tone for my adult life. Of course its difficult to justify loafing lifestyle to our culture. Now a days its becoming more difficult to find time to loaf, I am a full time student and full time worker so making time to loaf is more of an internal conversation that it has been in the past. I appreciate this assignment and all of the previous thought assignments we have experienced in this class that focus on concepts of time, energy and outcome and now the importance of loafing.
I loaf best in the morning and almost always in nature. I prefer to loaf outside, with my body in the earth. Loafing generally means getting horizontal (sometimes inverted)
Having a dog makes loafing easy. My dog Larry loves to lay on the grass. Our walks often include designated time to for both of us to lay in the grass. He rolls around on his back and I usually lay so I can watch the breeze pass through the branches of the trees.
The beach or river's edge is another favorite place to loaf, there I always have my feet submerged in the warm sand sometimes my hands and other parts of my body too. It feels so nice to be grounded, listening to the sound of the waves on the beach. I try to get to the beach a few times a month.
During the week I loaf in the forest. I like to hike on hidden trails or no trail at all, looking for plants or mushrooms you may not see from a highly trafficked trail. It is in this space that you get a sense of quiet, sometime I will take my shoes off, but I usually like to find an nice pile of leaves to sit in and eventually do a head stand. I wouldn't say I am actively mediating, but there is a sense of calm within me. I also have a favorite sitting rock out in the hills. It is shaped like a lounge share and I will always sit in it a few minutes each hike, under the oak trees. Sometime I bring a journal or write letters to friends while there, but generally I like to turn my mind off and do nothing, zone out, day dream.
Day dreaming is a favorite. And when winter comes and its more difficult to loaf outside I like to take long candle lit baths. or a better alternative is a trip to the hot springs.
Naps are a good way for me to loaf also. I recently went camping and loafed in my hammock. It was so great.
Loafing helps me to stay productive, not get burnt out, nourish my system and recharge. Now that I think of it I really don't feel any guilt about loafing at all. My long time goal is to have loafing become more integrated with my work life.
I have to admit I am good at loafing, its the guilt part I struggle with... Being raising catholic and all it is a life struggle to shed the guilt, but I am getting better at it. I was a professional loafer in my early twenties and it set the tone for my adult life. Of course its difficult to justify loafing lifestyle to our culture. Now a days its becoming more difficult to find time to loaf, I am a full time student and full time worker so making time to loaf is more of an internal conversation that it has been in the past. I appreciate this assignment and all of the previous thought assignments we have experienced in this class that focus on concepts of time, energy and outcome and now the importance of loafing.
I loaf best in the morning and almost always in nature. I prefer to loaf outside, with my body in the earth. Loafing generally means getting horizontal (sometimes inverted)
Having a dog makes loafing easy. My dog Larry loves to lay on the grass. Our walks often include designated time to for both of us to lay in the grass. He rolls around on his back and I usually lay so I can watch the breeze pass through the branches of the trees.
The beach or river's edge is another favorite place to loaf, there I always have my feet submerged in the warm sand sometimes my hands and other parts of my body too. It feels so nice to be grounded, listening to the sound of the waves on the beach. I try to get to the beach a few times a month.
During the week I loaf in the forest. I like to hike on hidden trails or no trail at all, looking for plants or mushrooms you may not see from a highly trafficked trail. It is in this space that you get a sense of quiet, sometime I will take my shoes off, but I usually like to find an nice pile of leaves to sit in and eventually do a head stand. I wouldn't say I am actively mediating, but there is a sense of calm within me. I also have a favorite sitting rock out in the hills. It is shaped like a lounge share and I will always sit in it a few minutes each hike, under the oak trees. Sometime I bring a journal or write letters to friends while there, but generally I like to turn my mind off and do nothing, zone out, day dream.
Day dreaming is a favorite. And when winter comes and its more difficult to loaf outside I like to take long candle lit baths. or a better alternative is a trip to the hot springs.
Naps are a good way for me to loaf also. I recently went camping and loafed in my hammock. It was so great.
Loafing helps me to stay productive, not get burnt out, nourish my system and recharge. Now that I think of it I really don't feel any guilt about loafing at all. My long time goal is to have loafing become more integrated with my work life.
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