My dear lovable beings.
Something quite interesting happened to me yesterday,
And I felt like sharing it with our community.
I am now taking a solo journey to reload my batteries.
See a little bit who I am,
And meeting with myself again.
I truly enjoy these moments of transition and perspective,
To explore the deepening or emerging facets of myself.
As I was saying,
Something interesting happened.
As I am flying pretty far from home,
And knowing the current terrible events happening today in our world,
My journey ended up including four planes to reach final destination.
On the third flight,
My very first low-cost long-haul,
I had read online that Wi-Fi would be available on board,
Together with entertainment.
Understand screening possibilities.
But once I boarded.
.
.
After asking the stewardess that welcomed me,
I had the terrible realization that none of this was actually available.
And that these next 10 hours would be entertainment-less,
And therefore,
Work-free as internet-free.
One big shot of adrenaline later,
Finishing a mission I was working on and had to deliver soon,
Sitting on the floor right by the entrance of the plane,
I was finally sitting in my seat with no screen in front of me,
And let's say it,
Quite a little disappointed about it.
After some minutes of deep reflection and a steady work of acceptance.
I had what I call one of my happy fannies.
What if it was an incredible gift?
What if the world was actually talking to me?
Encouraging me to disconnect from everything that keeps me busy up there and to reconnect to what keeps me alive down here.
Obviously,
The answer was yes.
Then I remembered that after traveling with my twins several times by plane,
I had literally proclaimed on my socials the will to be able to be bored on a plane again.
Well,
There was my chance.
Right there.
Waiting for me.
Boredom in all its splendor.
10 hours of no entertainment.
10 hours for me,
Myself,
And I.
During this flight.
I took the time to observe people around me,
Much more than I'd have done usually.
People were reading magazines.
Some were talking to each other.
Many people actually slept really well.
There is no light on the plane in the middle of the night.
Zero screen displaying a game,
A movie,
A series,
Or just the route to final destination.
And to be honest.
.
.
It was pretty relaxing.
People.
Were present.
Calm.
Everything kind of slowed down.
I slept much more than I'd have slept if entertainment was available.
I wrote in my notebook.
And meditate it.
I watched the landscape through the window.
I looked with curiosity at every being around me.
I even played with a little girl.
I reflected.
I read my book.
I even drew a little also.
And you know what?
It was perfect.
I was hanging out with myself.
I was deciding,
Fully,
What I was going to dedicate the minutes or hours ahead of me to.
I have read recently that people do not know how to be bored.
We simply never are bored anymore.
But boredom is truly part of development in kids.
When you are bored,
You get creative.
I remember being bored to hell when I was young,
But it never lasted.
Because when you're bored,
You do get yourself busy with things.
But things you choose.
Things you imagine.
Things you improvise.
Things you create.
Things you really wish to do at the moment.
How wonderful it is to be bored.
So I've been thinking,
What would you say if I'd create a meditation or a course centered around the art of being bored again?
You know that this is a community that we are creating together.
And I'd love to hear your thoughts in comments or private messages.
I'm always available.
In the meantime,
I wish you a beautiful way back to your day and lots and lots of boredom today.
