But I think I'm going to do it differently this year. I'm resolving not to make any New Year's Resolutions...except this one.
Be more intentional about pause,
about doing nothing,
about being still.
I'll write more about the thinking behind my decision another day, but for now, I'm just raising the challenge for you to consider. Why not let this be the year of doing less,going nowhere, being still.
Care to join me? I'm calling it the resolution revolution...
Don’t just do something,
stand there. Be aware.
Breathe in. Before the rushing begins.
Look up, look around, look out at the night,
But don’t say you weren’t warned – that’s right,
Doing nothing...gonna change your life.
And you need that change, you know you do,
Rushing around like it all depends on you,
As if you can get it all right,
every day, every night,
Savior of the universe,
But every day you’re feeling worse.
Don’t just do something,
stand there. Be aware.
Breathe in. Before the rushing begins.
Look up, look around, look out at the light,
But don’t say you weren’t warned – that’s right,
Doing nothing...gonna change your life.
And you need that change, you know you do,
Need to slow it down, way down,
so you can see
just what you need,
so you can hear
and let go of fear.
It’s the resolution revolution,
Not “do this, do that, do the other.”
But pause, wait, and discover
All the places you can be
when the destination is nowhere - you see,
it’s the challenge to do nothing. Every day.
Little bit of nothing, you’ll find your way.
Every day.