Posts tagged summer
on twitter and taking time off
on twitter and taking time off

I participate in a weekly twitter chat with a bunch of other bloggers called #AltChat. This week’s topic was avoiding creative burnout and began with a discussion of the well-known John Lennon quote: “Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.” After a few minutes of chat between participants, new questions are asked https://twitter.com/altsummit . Last week’s questions were about wasting time, relaxing, taking time off, and favorite summer activities.  The last question was perhaps the best: What can you do this week to waste a little time in a healthy way?

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on summer lists and slowing down
on summer lists and slowing down

We started tennis lessons last Friday. I wasn’t sure that I even wanted to go because my husband was still out of town and we were supposed to play together. But I did go and I’m really glad I did. Not only did I get help with every stroke (holy moly, my serve is horrible) and work muscles that I didn’t know I had, but I heard something that I desperately needed to hear. You know how sometimes a message is delivered simply in one context but the message actually applies to a far wider area then intended? This was one of those moments.

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