{"id":12953,"date":"2020-08-06T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=12953"},"modified":"2020-07-31T22:49:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T04:49:44","slug":"the-joy-of-having-no-place-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/the-joy-of-having-no-place-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joy Of Having No Place To Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The happiest nights<\/em>
I ever know<\/em>
Are those when I\u2019ve<\/em>
No place to go,<\/em>
When the missus says<\/em>
When the day is through:<\/em>
\u201cTonight we don\u2019t have<\/em>
A thing to do.\u201d<\/em>
Oh, the joy of it,<\/em>
And the peace untold<\/em>
Of sitting \u2019round<\/em>
In my slippers old,<\/em>
With<\/em> [music and book<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my easy chair,<\/em>
Knowing I needn\u2019t<\/em>
Go anywhere!<\/em>
Needn\u2019t hurry<\/em>
My evening meal<\/em>
Nor force the smiles<\/em>
That I do not feel,<\/em>
But grab a book<\/em>
From a near-by shelf,<\/em>
And drop all sham<\/em>
And be myself.<\/em>
Oh, the charm of it,<\/em>
And the comfort rare;<\/em>
Nothing on this earth<\/em>
With it can compare;<\/em>
I am sorry for him<\/em>
Who doesn\u2019t know<\/em>
The joy of having<\/em>
No place to go.<\/em>
-by Edgar A. Guest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the craziness of the last month I really appreciate the sentiment shared in this poem about the joy of having a few days with no place to go… We all need some time time where we can do absolutely nothing but read a book, or sit in a chair, or rest on a beach. I’ve learned that having down time – which I used to view as unproductive and wasteful – is actually a pivotal elements of having joy in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s to spending time doing nothing \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~Amy Rees Anderson (author of the book \u201cWhat Awesome Looks Like: How To Excel in Business & Life<\/a>\u201d ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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