The Subtle Art Of Doing Nothing

I can’t believe I’m writing this. Oh boy. Here comes nothing. So the other day I was talking about how sometimes you don’t have to talk about something you’re going through if you truly don’t want to talk about it. Because for certain things, talking about them is like opening old wounds. And we all know it’s definitely better to let these things just be there. And aside from that, a problem shared is still yours to solve. Okay, that was a deep joke.

So after thinking about what I said earlier and actually realizing that I've been better off without talking about certain things or sharing them with anyone, I experimented with something yesterday. I wrote about how my day got ruined yesterday, and normally I would reflect and reflect just to avoid it from happening again.

You know what I did yesterday? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Normally, I would rant and rarant andant. To my mom, my frfriends, andy brbrothers,nd then keep reevaluating my actions. But this time, I just stayed by myself and stayed alive and continued being in the moment with the people around me.

Nothing extraordinary went on. It was just random conversations, which I wasn’t even get involved. You know what happened? I woke up happy this morning happy. To be honest, I was shocked. I sat down on my bed trying to remember if I did anything about what happened, but I wasn’t getting any.

For the first time, I didn’t do any reflections or revaluations. I was just there. And I know I’ve learned a valuable lesson from this.

Reflections are good; doing something about an issue is also a good thing. But sometimes, you just have to do nothing. "Life is not a bed roses, so we must, we should, we can…." No, no no. I know life is not a bed roses, but sometimes all that we have to do is absolutely nothing. Just breathe and let life unfold on its own.

I know it gets tempting, especially when you feel so helpless and believe you have to do something knowing very well you don’t even know what to do. Most times, the problem doesnt even exist, it’s all in our minds like what happened to me yesterday. And in such cases, it’s okay if you decide to do absolutely nothing.