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Lose Yourself: Reflecting On Life One Minute At A Time

Quiet Place

In a recent post I said that you need to get out of the house at least four hours a day.  And you should.  But I’m going to change things up a little bit today.  And tell you that not every hour of every day needs to be focused on networking.

Today my message is about finding time.  Time when the minutes move by slowly.  And you can simply “be”.

You and I may be different in this way.  You may have never discovered the significant value in quiet time.  After all, we live in a world we are rewarded for productivity.  So the idea of being purposefully quiet and delivering no obvious results may be foreign.

But during my own search in 2007, I found great comfort in escaping a few hours a week to a quiet place all my own.  Sometimes with a pad of paper.  Sometimes with nothing at all.

And now, even though I am working full time, I still look for those quiet moments.  A place to let the machine slow to a stop.  And to start it back up again in a new speed.

Crawl.

Take a few minutes and look at the picture above.  Do you know any places like that?  If so, would you ever go there for 30 minutes?

And think?


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  • http://www.blackdiamondbuilders.com J Steele

    You’re speaking my language Tim! I’ve experienced the benefits of being outdoors and this idea of finding space (time and place) to just “be” is HUGE for me. I crave it and I almost always bring a pen and pad with me. I wish I found it more but in my world it usually happens after everyone else in the house is asleep. The ‘task’ button has cooled down and the right brain comes alive with well, you name it. Typically it’s philosophical and can be both out-of-the-box and centering at the same time. I ALWAYS treasure those times and come away with new perspective and energy. I don’t usually plan them but tonight’s looking good :)

    • http://www.timsstrategy.com Tim

      Hey J – I like to have pen and paper with me also. Although I wish I could “do without” some days and completely let go. Hard to do!

  • http://www.blackdiamondbuilders.com J Steele

    You’re speaking my language Tim! I’ve experienced the benefits of being outdoors and this idea of finding space (time and place) to just “be” is HUGE for me. I crave it and I almost always bring a pen and pad with me. I wish I found it more but in my world it usually happens after everyone else in the house is asleep. The ‘task’ button has cooled down and the right brain comes alive with well, you name it. Typically it’s philosophical and can be both out-of-the-box and centering at the same time. I ALWAYS treasure those times and come away with new perspective and energy. I don’t usually plan them but tonight’s looking good :)

    • http://www.timsstrategy.com Tim

      Hey J – I like to have pen and paper with me also. Although I wish I could “do without” some days and completely let go. Hard to do!


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