Why is it that every year when daylight savings time ends, that Sunday feels like the longest day of the year? I slept in this morning after starting National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and I’m still shocked that there is usable time to today!
What is that can make a single hour so special? Ever day, we take these little chunks of time for granted. We can zone out through an entire hour with no effort, or we can feel like asking for an hour is a life-changing request.
Just think of the things you can do with an hour for yourself:
- Journal, write or scrapbook. I especially love Project Life for this sort of thing.
- Watch an episode of your favorite show.
- Take a shower with your favorite soaps and shampoos.
- Take a walk around the block. Smell the flowers and appreciate the area you live in.
- Email a friend you haven’t talked to in a while and tell them what they mean to you.
- Clean up a section of your house. This could be a shelf, a closet, a drawer, anything! It’s crazy how much you can get done in even 20 minutes when that is what you are focused on.
- Meditate or pray.
- Read a book or play a video game.
What an hour truly comes down to is being mindful of what it is. If you take the time to be present in those 60 minutes, it’s amazing how much more refreshed you feel after it’s over.
How did you spend your 25th hour today?
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