TIME and JOMO examples and inspiration…
Email from my friend after my Time on Your Side post:
Sitting on a plane, and just read your last 2 posts about TIME…Last night, after I put my son to bed, I really wanted to hang out with my husband and watch the rest of the Steelers game, so I just told myself I wouldn’t have the time to get everything done and still get to chill, so I decided to just let things get undone. And it was awesome.
I set my alarm for 5am, but I ended up waking up at 4:15am. I pulled out my laptop, got a ton of things done, still had time for a shower, and knowing I would get to the airport early (hopefully) I’d get the rest of the things done before my flight. And then, as luck would have it, they canceled my flight…Got on another flight, pilot made up some time (even with the blizzard) and now I’ll have all afternoon to get everything I really need to get done and maybe even throw in a pedicure 🙂
By just telling myself I would just need to make the best use of my TIME, it worked out for the best. So your posts were VERY “Time-ly” — see what I did there?
This example shows how TIME and SELF-CARE are related. Her priority was TO CHILL. She trusted that Time would be there for her, and she let it go. Time was like, “You go girl. Take care of yourself. I got your back.” My friend, she would agree, is extremely funny.
Email from another friend after my JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) post.
OMG. We are TOTALLY on the same wavelength. I literally just got off a call with a friend telling her about my shift from FOMO to JOMO!
I asked her if she had any examples of how she JOMOs and she wrote:
I pick days that I don’t even look at my “to do” list.
I say “no” to invites from friends without feeling guilty or FOMO. I let them know I am declining more these days so I can create space and margin in my life to “blob”.
In general, I just try not to schedule so much on our/my calendar.
Hard to do because I really do thrive in being busy, accomplishing things, crossing off my “to do” list, etc. but there comes a tipping point for everything! These little steps of decluttering my calendar are part of decluttering my mind and my home, too!
Creating margin for doing nothing has allowed me to have impromptu hikes and lunches with friends, random conversation with the librarian or grocery store worker — to me, it’s creating joy and creativity in my life… and spreading it, too!
I love her words: “Creating margin for doing nothing” and the verb “To Blob!”
Important: I love that she lets her friends know her reason when she declines an invite—it reinforces her intention and helps her feel guilt-free. This might work for you, too. But maybe you don’t want to tell people what you are doing. Remember: It is absolutely fine to say NO for no reason. You don’t owe anyone an explanation unless you want to give one.
Thank you for sharing, Del and Claudine. You are rock stars!
Have you had a chance to read Monday’s post, Your Story, about exploring the words you tell yourself and others? Are you keeping up with your daily “About Me” summaries? If you are interested in unleashing your greatest potential, I highly recommend giving this exercise a try!
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