Beautifully said. This lack of dolce far niente seems from my experience to be a specifically American problem. Still remember vividly "wasting" my summer vacations at my cousins' place when growing up in India, both us kids and adults would spend entire evenings on the porch, sipping tea, playing cards, just existing in the moment.
“It was the summer of 2019 and the floorboards of my Venetian hotel room creaked with centuries of secrets as I lay awake on the third floor, jet lag clinging to my body like the humid night air.“
Very inspiring, i am having a vacation planned in spain and i cant wait to lounge around.
I remember being to seville last year and was amazed by the night breeze and all around slow movement. I live in a north african big city and i can tell you that with work and traffic it gets overwhelming, and the simple act of doing nothing feels rebellious
Me too. I am learning how to harness my dopamine so I can enter into the flow. Taking a “boring break” sitting on my small terrace, surrounded by plants, staring at the leaves, seems to help.
This is fantastic, one could argue a great case for the slow living movement as well
Beautifully said. This lack of dolce far niente seems from my experience to be a specifically American problem. Still remember vividly "wasting" my summer vacations at my cousins' place when growing up in India, both us kids and adults would spend entire evenings on the porch, sipping tea, playing cards, just existing in the moment.
The first sentence swallowed me, so beaut..
“It was the summer of 2019 and the floorboards of my Venetian hotel room creaked with centuries of secrets as I lay awake on the third floor, jet lag clinging to my body like the humid night air.“
In love with your writing style.
x
Thanks so much, Charley! I need to go back to Europe so I can find more inspiration 🙈
Very inspiring, i am having a vacation planned in spain and i cant wait to lounge around.
I remember being to seville last year and was amazed by the night breeze and all around slow movement. I live in a north african big city and i can tell you that with work and traffic it gets overwhelming, and the simple act of doing nothing feels rebellious
How does the sweetness of doing nothing jibe with, what seems to me, your hectic writing practice?
When I'm restless, I write (which is often lol)
When I'm not feeling inspired, I've been practicing allowing myself to "be bored"
I do try to sit down and intentionally write for at least 90 minutes a day though, whether or not it ends up being "shareable" is TBD 🙈
Me too. I am learning how to harness my dopamine so I can enter into the flow. Taking a “boring break” sitting on my small terrace, surrounded by plants, staring at the leaves, seems to help.
Honestly the way you write inspired me to get up and start writing haha! Loved this
aww love to hear it! i hope you got some writing done 🤓