So I took a holiday. I decided not to post anything over the Holidays. Why? Well aside from spending two weeks travelling aorund the cournty visiting those people I only normally see at weddings and funerals, I wanted to consciously do nothing constructive. I haven’t read my RSS feeds, looked at any other blogs, and have made sure that the books I have read are nothing but trash!
One thing I want to make clear is that I really enjoy writing posts, and I really enjoy reading blogs etc – but sometime it is good to have a break from these things too.
And the effect this has had? Well, I feel a lot more positive about things and have a renewed appetite to learn. As I think I have said before, I believe our ability to learn is one of the greatest gifts we have – and a refreshed passion for this is on balance a good thing (although not all good as a later post will discuss!).
What I have concluded from this is that I should not leave it to once a year to have a break from what I enjoy but do regulally – maybe once a quarter I will have at least 4 continious days where I shall ignore e-mails, blogs, and the interweb at large. Where I shall but down the self improvement book and the to do list. Where I can guilt free just stay where I am developmentally – wallow in my current state of being.
And the irony in all this? Well, I appear to have learnt something from not learning anything!
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I couldn’t agree more…”taking a break” from things makes sense. It’s a time to renew- reinvent and re-focus your mind and your passions…
Hi CJ – I like that a lot – renew, reinvent, and refocus. A nice summary of how we freshen our tired perceptions.
Rich
I love this blog.. thank you for sharing your positive insight and perspective on living a life of promise and purpose! Cynthia (CJ)…
Thanks Cynthia – glad you like the blog!
Rich