Crank
it Up!
“Bring
on the lions!” I cried.
But
there were no lions. I spent every day in the company of one dog and
one cat whose every gesture emphasized that this was a day throughout
whose duration intelligent creatures intended to sleep. I would have
to crank myself up.”
Annie
Dillard (The Writing Life)
Some
days, it's hard to crank oneself up to do much of anything, even get
out of bed. I have friends who think nothing of staying in pajamas
all day, of being lazy and idle, of “getting nothing done” except
to eat a pint of ice cream because that's all the fridge has to offer
and they don't want to get dressed to make it better. I envy them. I
seem to be constitutionally incapable of doing that.
When
I think back through the long history of my life, I can't remember a
single person in my ancestry who had the ability to be lazy and idle.
Not one. It's a curse. I come from a long line of burned-out
workaholics. Sad, but true.
One
of hazards of doing anything for a long time is operating on
auto-pilot. You get up, you go through the same routine as every
morning, and you wade into the day as though it were a muddy swamp.
You can't move too fast, or you'll get sucked down. Coffee helps, but
not too much coffee. That makes the electric buzz of white noise in
your ears so loud that you can't hear yourself think. And the fact
that you're not thinking anyway matters not in the least.
Hey,
I hope you are a person who knows that sometimes, you need a break.
That some days are made for being lazy, for not getting dressed. We
all need a “no-goal-day” now and then. My goal for today should
be to do as little as possible, but just writing that on the page
makes me jumpy. I'd better get busy. Enjoy your weekend!
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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