At this very moment, on this beautiful Monday, I am sitting at Stella (coffee shop in my building) drinking coffee and organizing my head. This has become my Monday ritual and I think I will continue this ritual as long as I have Mondays off work.
I come here mostly to get out of my apartment. It is good to have a "3rd Party Space." A space where you don't work, don't sleep, don't watch t.v., and don't go to socialize. Just an innocent space with a lot of quiet and calm and good air to breathe. What better air than that soaked in the aroma of coffee beans and baked goods to clear one's head.
I'm not happy here, or sad here, or angry here, or confused here. I am content and peaceful.
Today's Stella agenda:
-Drink coffee
-Blog
-Write a cover letter
-Listen to some music
-Get another cup of coffee
-Read Boal
-Continue job searching and budgeting
There is strategy behind the placement of each item on the list. The first two items are relaxing. The third is productive and easier to accomplish since I will be relaxed. Listening to music and another cup of coffee will erase what little stress my productivity may have caused. Then I will read Boal, which makes me feel intelligent and assures me that my 20 years of schooling is not going to waste now that I have gradated. A great feeling. And then the final item on the list is the most stressful but fully manageable after an entire afternoon of relaxing, and afterward I will feel like returning home before I get too stressed out in my innocent "3rd Party Place."
Never contaminate your innocent place with extreme emotion. It defeats the purpose.
That is my Monday. Many people hate Mondays. I know I have most of my life and I probably will dislike them again one day. Right now, however, Mondays are my days of peace.
TGIM
Where is your innocent place?
-C
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