Garden, Not Machine

 

I think I need to look at my daily life with a different approach.

WFH seems to look easy, I've lost 3 hours dealing with traffic jams. But, after two years, I knew something wasn't working.

I need variety. I need something to remember, that today is a new day. A different day than yesterday or tomorrow. I realized, since two years ago, I tend to see myself as a machine. Big machine. Keep working from one to-do list to another. Pushing myself with early deadlines. Purchase candles and aromatherapy oils or coffee from recipe to recipe.

I always crave new things. Something that gets me excited again, something that gets my adrenaline pumping, something that I can remember, that today is a new day.

I try to see myself as a garden from now on. What do I need as a big garden today? Is today the right time to harvest? Or do I need more water today? Or do I just want to relax and enjoy the breeze?

So, today I chose to work from a new coffee shop. I enjoyed the soy latte and tuna pastry for breakfast. And I feel much better. Just a little change and a big difference happened.