Time To Disappear For The Day?
What if you could disappear for a day? Ideally a traditional work day (from the office, business development chain gang or job search effort). To take a full and complete mental health day.
You may have heard me suggest before about taking a productive day off. But this is different.
There may be no overtly productive aspect to this day. OK with that?
But what do I mean by disappear? Well, I guess you could pretend to be kidnapped. Or elope to Las Vegas. But thats not very nice to your friends and family, is it?
You mean that kind of disappearance?
No, thats not it. Were not looking to create a massive police manhunt or a famous Los Angeles freeway chase.
But it might feel like that if you do it right.
Why?
Because we are all so used to being connected. At all times. Responding to texts, tweets, status updates, phone calls and emails.
Perhaps weve forgotten what it feels like to detach from our busy, connected lives. For a day.
So if you can swing it, plan a day in the future when you will be unavailable. Unreachable. And otherwise unencumbered.
Think about it as putting some distance between yourself and your daily tasks. And find a way to close the gap between yourself and those dreams and big ideas that you tend to put off. Or see as unattainable.
Allow all those small tasks, to-dos, needs and desires to fester by themselves for a day. Play hard to get from them and maybe theyll go away.
And instead focus only on one or two things that really matter. Find some quiet moments where you can really think.
But be ready for a first few hours of hardship. Detox from connectivity is not immediate. Youll feel the recognizable vibration in your pant pocket or purse where your phone usually sits. Youll be compelled to call someone or write down a task before you lose it.
Good thing you wont have a phone or paper or pen. Unless you find a way to carve your to-do list on a piece of driftwood.
Is this possible? Reasonable? Well, thats up to you.
But near the end of the day. Once the trivial has left your system. Start to pay attention to where you are drawn. What thoughts are most present in your head. And in your heart.
Ready?
Go jump in a lake. Stick your toes in a cold river stream. Bury your legs in the sand.
Or chew on some fresh wild raspberries.
Whatever it takes.
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