Thank you, dear Presidents Washington and Lincoln, for being born in February and giving us this federal holiday. First day off in over a month, and wow, do I need it.
Having a day with no clock demands is the secret to almost everything. Oddly enough, I still get a lot done, but I am significantly more grounded and calm. Routine is helpful, yes, but I am consumed with the regimentation of it, and I end up spending endless energy managing the system and not the content. When I'm not watching the clock for the next landmark (or staring with panic at the minutes slipping away) am fully present. Perhaps I just need to turn into one of those people who are unpredictably late and otherwise undependable :)
(*Henry David Thoreau)
