“What fools call ‘wasting time’ is most often the best investment,”wrote Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his little book of aphorisms The Bed of Procrustes.
Some of us feel that we must fill every waking second with something. Work. Reading a book. Scrolling social media. Meetings. Shopping.
Sometimes boredom is a good thing. Just sitting doing nothing. Thoughts wandering like a summer breeze.
Sometimes taking a walk outside. Going nowhere. No music; no podcasts.
Yesterday during my afternoon walk I greeted a number of people…and dogs. I watched two otters swim in the creek behind my house. I listened to Sandhill Cranes squawking until one that was in front of me decided to fly just over my head to join the others.
And I was refreshed. And percolated ideas for writing. And appreciated what God has created outside and in me.
Faith Venture 
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