Nothing Is More Satisfying Than Doing Nothing (standard:romance, 905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 27 2024	Views/Reads: 59/13	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I reflected on Colossians 3:23, “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.”

We were facing a very severe hurricane, and everything was being shut
down. The hurricane was to hit us on a Wednesday night. Because we were 
in the center of where that hurricane was supposed to come, we were not 
allowed to get out and drive on the streets. 

I knew that I had to finish all my work by Tuesday. I had radio programs
to record and write my syndicated newspaper column. 

With due diligence, I got everything done by Tuesday afternoon. We still
had electricity, so I was able to email my radio programs, and 
newspaper column. I was afraid that if I had waited for my normal 
routine, we would have lost electricity at the least, and I would not 
have been able to get it all done. 

I've never done something like this before, but I did all my week's work
on Monday and Tuesday. When I woke up Wednesday morning, I realized 
that I had nothing to do. All of the work for the week had already been 
finished, and I had nothing more to do. 

Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. I'm the kind of person
that likes to work every day. I go to my office every day and work and 
work and work. That's my MO. I like nothing better than working. 

Now, I had the rest of the week with nothing to do. I suppose I could've
continued working on one of my writing projects or read some books I 
was working on, but I had a little butterfly thought floating in my 
head. 

What would it be like if I had nothing to do? 

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage worked in her craft room, and was
busy with her projects. Even if the electricity went out, she had 
something to do in her room. 

I could've gone to my office, sat before my computer, and done some
work. 

Being the old geezer I am, I don't have the energy I had 10 years ago.
It takes me longer to do things that I once could do with a snap of my 
finger. 

What if I just spent the next three days doing nothing? 

At one time, that would've been a terrible thought for me. But now I'm
beginning to like that thought. 

At the time, doing nothing seemed to be an excellent idea. 

Having never done nothing before, I couldn't figure out how to do it or
how to plan my day. I'm pretty good at planning my day, but then I 
realized that if I'm going to do nothing, there is nothing to plan. 

I did think about asking The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage how I
should plan my nothing days. As I thought about that, I realized she 
would tell me what to do, and then I would have something to do rather 
than nothing. She is the great architect of doing things. 

As I was planning my "Nothing Days," I realized that I couldn't think
because that would be something. Oh boy, it is hard work to do nothing. 


When I got up Wednesday morning, it started to rain, and there was a
wind outside, so I decided to wear my pajamas all day. If I had changed 
into my daily pants and shirt, that would have been doing something, 
and I didn't want to do anything. 

I walked out to the kitchen where The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage
was doing something. She was making breakfast. 

She asked me, "Are you going to wear your pajamas all day?" 

I looked back at her and said, "I have nothing to say." 

Thus began my first day of doing nothing. 



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