The Art of Doing Nothing

Have you ever felt that pressure to do just the right thing when you finally have some discretionery time with your spouse? You know...'we have 4 hours - what do we do now?' The pressure can be almost paralyzing. So little time...what do we do now?

Last weekend, I'd arranged for my wife and I to get out of town and spend a few days sailing. Unfortunately for us, the boat has this contankerous carburetor that sometimes takes a vacation of it's own. And that's just what it did...in the middle of my vacation!

So here's the mrs. and me...with three days in the marina. What would we do? Well, first of all, I think she was secretly relieved. She didn't have to play first mate. And she wouldn't have to fend off seasickness.

So...we were given a gift - really, really, free time. And free time is precious for us. So we set out to discover the area around the marina, first on foot, and then in the car. We walked the entire perimeter of the island each night. We rented movies to watch on the boat. We even discovered a great little state park nearby.

The bottom line was that when we emptied our calendar of even our vacation plans and had to start from scratch,it was great. We relaxed. We sat in the cockpit and read. We worked on our tans. We did nothing - well.

I suppose all of us get our lives so orderly now and then that the relaxation and the fun just get filed right out. So how about this: how about you just pencil in some time when you do nothing...together. And watch what happens. It's an adventure that brings joy to the marriage...at least it did for ours!

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