Hi there—it’s me again—Jo Giese author Never Sit If You Can Dance

Not so long ago being busy was a mark of being important, being in demand. It also meant that you were probably too busy to accept an invitation for a meal, a drink, a walk. A busy life could give the illusion of urgency and confer a certain status to rushaholics.

Once I was at my mailbox and a neighbor said to me: I’m so busy. I doubt she was really that busy. She was just giving me a brush off.

But now unless we’re essential workers, or we’re taking care of too many kids at home, many of us are not busy. We have the gift of idleness, the ability to goof off, to waste time. I hope we’re appreciating it.

Check out my colorful posts on Instagram. Until tomorrow I’m Jo Giese.