inamarthaworld

an attempt to capture beautiful things that are easily missed. (and, occasionally, a long-winded and opinionated article on something relatively topical)
i would like this to be my bedroom.

i would like this to be my bedroom.

Despite being a student with nothing to do, I manage to fill up my waking hours so quickly. There are all of the things that are ‘necessary’: lectures, study time, meal times, nap time, walking (usually rushing) to and from places.. Then there are things that I choose to do on a regular basis (but often convince myself that they’re necessary): meeting people for coffee, Church, rehearsals and practices, flat night, coordinating events, maintaining relationships with friends and family, volunteering.. Then, if there is any time left in the week after all of that, I can relax which, more often than not, doesn’t mean sitting on the sofa vegging out but practicing instruments, reading a book, surfing the internet, meeting up with friends for coffee. There are 168 hours in a week. I sleep for about 56 of those. That leaves me with 112 hours. Take away the hours that I have in class leaving 100 hours. I fill 100 hours of my week scarily quickly and find that I get to the end of my week and have done nothing on my own and away from the busy-ness of life. I use the excuse that I can be peaceful through the busy-ness (which we can!) but my week is so different if I just take one evening off to do nothing and spend time in the flat on my own.  It is really important to recognise the need to stop. And stop does not mean being less busy than I was last week but actually stopping and enjoying my own company so tonight, I am going to sit in the flat and learn to enjoy my own company and who knows, I may be pleasantly surprised at how fun I can be!

Despite being a student with nothing to do, I manage to fill up my waking hours so quickly. There are all of the things that are ‘necessary’: lectures, study time, meal times, nap time, walking (usually rushing) to and from places.. Then there are things that I choose to do on a regular basis (but often convince myself that they’re necessary): meeting people for coffee, Church, rehearsals and practices, flat night, coordinating events, maintaining relationships with friends and family, volunteering.. Then, if there is any time left in the week after all of that, I can relax which, more often than not, doesn’t mean sitting on the sofa vegging out but practicing instruments, reading a book, surfing the internet, meeting up with friends for coffee.

There are 168 hours in a week. I sleep for about 56 of those. That leaves me with 112 hours. Take away the hours that I have in class leaving 100 hours.

I fill 100 hours of my week scarily quickly and find that I get to the end of my week and have done nothing on my own and away from the busy-ness of life. I use the excuse that I can be peaceful through the busy-ness (which we can!) but my week is so different if I just take one evening off to do nothing and spend time in the flat on my own. 

It is really important to recognise the need to stop. And stop does not mean being less busy than I was last week but actually stopping and enjoying my own company so tonight, I am going to sit in the flat and learn to enjoy my own company and who knows, I may be pleasantly surprised at how fun I can be!

another one taken on our sunrise beach trip

another one taken on our sunrise beach trip

Oh, what I would give to be this gifted at guitar…

If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” C.S Lewis.