tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post736041119657156444..comments2024-03-28T05:14:44.500-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: The Joys of Doing NothingTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-51774951907811642162018-09-21T00:15:33.294-04:002018-09-21T00:15:33.294-04:00Hanging out in the default mode network has it'...Hanging out in the default mode network has it's good and bad aspects. It allows creativity, but as they say- the idle mind is the devil's playground (BTW not just a puritan concept- the Spanish version is la ociosidad es la madre de todos los vicios).Marcialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134440999494363384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-73520251666476875862018-09-19T14:01:55.764-04:002018-09-19T14:01:55.764-04:00I love days like that! Sometimes all I want to do ...I love days like that! Sometimes all I want to do is lay around and do not much of anything but nap and read a book! Good for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-56910010309040968562018-09-19T01:08:22.549-04:002018-09-19T01:08:22.549-04:00Very Helpful Article. Thanks For Sharing
Clothin...Very Helpful Article. Thanks For Sharing <br /><br /><b><a href="https://tshirtbuyonline.blogspot.com/" title="Clothing And Shirt " rel="nofollow">Clothing And Shirt</a></b><br />Social Media Experthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709429150434363954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-91466142187325058842018-09-16T19:14:45.651-04:002018-09-16T19:14:45.651-04:00A great plus of retirement - 'down time'. ...A great plus of retirement - 'down time'. No guilt. Don't do it often, but love it when I do.Meryl Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-46879837239887015432018-09-16T16:16:30.132-04:002018-09-16T16:16:30.132-04:00I like to listen to classical music. I like to listen to classical music. gigihawaiihttp://gigihawaii.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-63001513596914840752018-09-16T11:27:42.610-04:002018-09-16T11:27:42.610-04:00Yeah for doing "nothing". I've come ...Yeah for doing "nothing". I've come to believe that there is no "nothing" - sitting quietly reflecting or resting, it's all something. A line from The Color Purple, something to the effect of - sometimes I set and think and sometimes I just set. I've always loved that line.Mona McGinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234038212082778117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-17791705396541770922018-09-16T08:08:40.492-04:002018-09-16T08:08:40.492-04:00Sounds like a perfect day! Doing nothing is a lear...Sounds like a perfect day! Doing nothing is a learned skill, and it seems to be a vanishing one! Young people today can't stand to do nothing—hence the devotion to their smart phones!Still the Lucky Fewhttp://www.stilltheluckyfew.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-85509605705862261402018-09-16T00:29:05.118-04:002018-09-16T00:29:05.118-04:00It sounds pretty blissful to me. It actually sound...It sounds pretty blissful to me. It actually sounds like you did a lot but didn't have to stress about it.Rebecca Olkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136102257837831028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-33371205346938510092018-09-16T00:17:25.012-04:002018-09-16T00:17:25.012-04:00My family with all the (9) grandkids went away for...My family with all the (9) grandkids went away for a week and I got to kick back at home and do nothing. I loved it. Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-82621045486637841962018-09-15T22:32:50.552-04:002018-09-15T22:32:50.552-04:00My retirement it's kind of like that. Either w...My retirement it's kind of like that. Either working my fingers to the Bone at some meaningful Hobby or I'm stuck to my easy chair surrounded by interesting projects on the floor.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-43827686747853923892018-09-15T21:52:27.405-04:002018-09-15T21:52:27.405-04:00I love that I now have guilt-free "doing noth...I love that I now have guilt-free "doing nothing" times. I enjoy them much more than I ever realized I would!retirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-76419591633537548562018-09-15T21:20:15.967-04:002018-09-15T21:20:15.967-04:00We all need days like that sometimes. We all need days like that sometimes. Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-40812535848687702162018-09-15T20:25:38.039-04:002018-09-15T20:25:38.039-04:00Those are our plans for Sunday and I can't wai...Those are our plans for Sunday and I can't wait! Sounds like a great day!Savoring Sixtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287348170588612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-85920452987042397832018-09-15T20:23:30.270-04:002018-09-15T20:23:30.270-04:00That sounds perfect.
That sounds perfect.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Retirement Confidentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149555941609931468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-28495296753027290922018-09-15T18:22:28.899-04:002018-09-15T18:22:28.899-04:00I love sitting around and enjoying a good book, bu...I love sitting around and enjoying a good book, but I get plenty of exercise every day of the week except Sunday, my day off. I smiled at your busy schedule these past few days. Sounds wonderful! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-26888401924246050552018-09-15T18:19:18.876-04:002018-09-15T18:19:18.876-04:00I am hoping to have your kind of retirement someti...I am hoping to have your kind of retirement sometime. Right now I am feeling too busy.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-57166639830531289962018-09-15T11:36:36.233-04:002018-09-15T11:36:36.233-04:00"La Dolce Far Niente", I like that conce..."La Dolce Far Niente", I like that concept and since being retired it suits me very well. When it works out for me, I like to have a day each week when I don't drive anywhere and stay home and mellow out, of course taking Bounce for his two daily walks. I think you have the right idea.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-44291995003300371662018-09-15T11:08:51.508-04:002018-09-15T11:08:51.508-04:00There's a name for what you may think you have...There's a name for what you may think you have discovered. Its called 'La Dolce Far Niente'. That's Italian for 'The sweetness of doing nothing' and we Italians have been doing this for centuries. So much so, that we have mastered it to an art form.<br /><br />https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-happiness-rx/201409/the-art-doing-nothing<br /><br />Unlike Americans who sit around, watch football TV games and drink cases of beer (and get fat), we Italians have learned 'less is more' and we stop to smell the roses, have a cup of espresso and take some of those roses home to enjoy. Glad you got the 'niente' feeling. Learn to master it and enjoy your life.RI1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264222598358180536noreply@blogger.com