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The Rest in Between

I did something extremely unusual this weekend. I took practically all three days off and spent time outdoors with friends and family.

With my live event just a couple of days away, it was tough to pull myself away. At first.

Then I got used to not being glued to my laptop and I discovered I LIKED being disconnecting and resting. And now that it is time get back to it, I find that my mind is fresh and I am far more creative. And I appreciate what I do for a living all the more.

It’s like music. The rests – or quiet parts – between measures or phrases are just as important as the measures and phrases filled with notes.  It takes BOTH to make music.

So if I have any sway at all over you and the choices you make, I HIGHLY encourage you to find the rest in between. then you and the rest of the world will be able to hear the music only you can compose. :-)

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  • http://twitter.com/DooneyPug Lori Finnigan

    Sarah

    Perfect timing for this post-for me anyway. I was a Super Slug yesterday-zoo with the family, took a nap outside in the gorgeous weather & worked just about 2 hrs last night. I woke up very early this morning & felt great, a little guilty about yesterday but otherwise great.

    I should not feel guilty about my Slug days. I am having a very productive day here at work so I must have needed the down time.

    Thanks for the reminder that we all need some quiet time to Super charge our batteries.

  • http://twitter.com/DooneyPug Lori Finnigan

    Sarah

    Perfect timing for this post-for me anyway. I was a Super Slug yesterday-zoo with the family, took a nap outside in the gorgeous weather & worked just about 2 hrs last night. I woke up very early this morning & felt great, a little guilty about yesterday but otherwise great.

    I should not feel guilty about my Slug days. I am having a very productive day here at work so I must have needed the down time.

    Thanks for the reminder that we all need some quiet time to Super charge our batteries.

  • http://twitter.com/marksherrick Mark Sherrick

    Its one of those things that carries over perfectly from the arts…ask any musical, painting, sculpting or whatever kind of genius, and they will say what you DON’T do is just as important as you DO. Sometimes you need to unplug or recharge or just simply shut your mouth to make things better in the long run.

    So do it. If the next thing you need to do is nothing, then do nothing. If the next thing you need to do is paint a face or write a chorus to that song, then do it. That’s how life advances.

  • http://twitter.com/marksherrick Mark Sherrick

    Its one of those things that carries over perfectly from the arts…ask any musical, painting, sculpting or whatever kind of genius, and they will say what you DON’T do is just as important as you DO. Sometimes you need to unplug or recharge or just simply shut your mouth to make things better in the long run.

    So do it. If the next thing you need to do is nothing, then do nothing. If the next thing you need to do is paint a face or write a chorus to that song, then do it. That’s how life advances.

  • http://twitter.com/Ungvall Torbjörn Ungvall

    Spot on! You can’t stay productive forever and most of the times to really good ideas comes when you doing something completely different and allow yourself to switch perspective. The hard part is to find time or have the guts to switch off for a while…

  • http://twitter.com/Ungvall Torbjörn Ungvall

    Spot on! You can’t stay productive forever and most of the times to really good ideas comes when you doing something completely different and allow yourself to switch perspective. The hard part is to find time or have the guts to switch off for a while…