Reframing Life: From Hustle to Embracing the Pause
Instead of 'do your best,' how about 'do nothing and just be?' Yes, you heard it right. As I reflected recently, I realized that I appreciate the power of contentment and simplicity. This mindset shift started when my husband and I were having an amazing dinner at a cozy restaurant in Amsterdam. It had six tables, maybe fewer. When we asked the owner why he didn’t expand and make it bigger, he surprised us. This wasn’t a new startup; it had been around for ten years! He simply said, “No need, we enjoy it small. Sometimes we add a few tables when we feel like it”. This got me thinking. In times when we push ourselves and others to always strive, be the best, be unstoppable, active all the time, planning, creating, and exploring (which is technically still work), I started to appreciate the times when we just sit and do nothing. Get bored. Draw to enjoy, not to master it. Write to express, not to become a writer. Study to learn, not to get a certification....