Today, I just don’t feel like doing anything

Today, I just don’t feel like doing anything

Have you ever had any days like this.? These would be days when you wake up feeling like doing absolutely nothing. It won’t be because you had nothing to do. You probably have a diary overflowing with things you need to do in one day that would take a month to complete. However, today, you simply chose to be without an agenda. I guess you are not alone. Many people may not say so, but they surely do feel the same way. I was once listening to popular “Lazy Song” performed by Bruno Mars.

Listen to Bruno Mars by clicking the link below.
I took the liberty of copying the lyrics to the first few words:

Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song (Official Video) – Youtube
Today I don’t feel like doing anything; I just wanna lay in my bed.
Don’t feel like picking up my phone, so leave a message at the tone.
‘Cause today, I swear, I’m not doing anything.
I’m gonna kick my feet up; then stare at the fan.

Then he goes on to talk about “TOMORROW”…
Yeah, on days like this, we all have a “plan” for “tomorrow”. The song goes on to say “Tomorrow, I’ll wake up”…. I’ll do this, and I’ll do that…. I’ll even “get a college degree. I bet my old man will be so proud of me. But, sorry pops, you’ll just have to wait”…

Why should anybody have to wait? Because TODAY is all I’ve got… In many ways, it sounds very logical to step back, and savour the moment, every now and again. There is a lot to be said for spending quality time with yourself, in your own company. Some people cannot do without being in the company of friends. There has to be a crowd in their lives regularly, before they can feel “safe” or “popular”, or that people “really love” them. Hey. Have you heard what some of those people say about you behind your back? True. If you could become a fly on the wall of some of these people, you would really want to spend more time in your own company. Because, in the end, all that matters is that you are really happy, fulfilled, and contented with yourself. You can’t give what you don’t have. Happiness and contentment begins from within you, not from outside.

If you are one of those people who like your actions and words to be ratified and accredited by others, the day they withhold their accreditation and praise, is the day you die. I tell you that this is too much power to give to an outsider. You have the power within you to keep YOU happy. Spend time with yourself, and discover the real YOU. Today, if you don’t really feel like doing anything, and you are sure it won’t affect your job, your business, or ability to earn a decent dollar, just do it. Turn your phones off. Throw your feet on the sofa, or lay on the bed. Stare at the ceiling. Make absolutely no plan.

Allow the day to take its cause. You will discover that the world will not end just because you are spending time in your own company. Earthquakes will not happen. If anything major happens, I assure you, it’s not because you spent time with yourself. If you are happy the world around you will be happy with you. For me, today is just one of those days. I feel like just staying home, shutting off my phones, singing and dancing. Let the world and its problems wait till tomorrow. Today, I just don’t feel like doing anything. I regularly have days like this, when I step back to spend time in my own company without feeling guilty about it. Unfortunately, today, I can’t. But my day will come, perhaps tomorrow.

17 Dec 2012
first published by me as power2win | on July 20, 2012 while an Empower Network member