Relax....

My mom summed it up well yesterday. We met for coffee when she was done with work. We talked for awhile about what we've been up to and she just looked at me and said, "You are the busiest unemployed person I've ever met." I thought about that and realized that I am probably the only unemployed person she's ever met, but who wants to split hairs. She has a good point. The thing is, I really like most everything I'm doing and I'm not good at sitting still. I suppose the buddhist monks work on that whole clearing your mind and sitting still thing and I don't know that I am cut out for such work. That would be difficult work, I think. Some days, I feel like my brain is busting open with ideas and thoughts and new things to try and see. It's like some out of control garden up there in my brain. Maybe the monks have found a way to cultivate their gardens and to winter them over at times. Maybe that is what meditation is really all about. It's about being able to make your brain hibernate so that when spring comes, it's busting over with good things because it's had time to rest. Hm...I may have to look into that. Maybe I'll add that to my list....