The Slow Days

This summer was the busiest period of time in my life so far. This past month has been one of the slowest months since July of 2017.

I find myself feeling disappointed if I have a slow day. If I’m not 100% maxed out, I feel like I missed opportunities, like I dropped the ball. But busy times help us stretch our limits. They help us understand what is possible. We aren’t meant to operate in this maxed out state all the time.

I’m learning to enjoy the slower times as well, and take them as the inevitable balance of a busy season. When people ask about freelancing, I often tell them that sometimes it’s crazy and sometimes it’s chill. But I shouldn’t be allowed to say the second half of that sentence if I don’t allow myself to actually do it.

My friend has been asking me to play catch for months, but the only time it works for me is 4pm on a Wednesday. Today I finally took a break at 4pm, and played catch. It was magical.

Here’s to the busy days to come, and to enjoying the ones we’re in.