I bought myself a new coffee machine, that’s what they say, to be on trend.
All well and good for a few weeks, I was very happy to have new technology, until one morning when it stopped working.
I was sad for a few days until the weekend and then I went to the shop I had bought it from. I got the recommendation to unplug it and leave it for a few minutes, then restart it.
Reminded me of my childhood, when I used to make the TV work with such a method or a punch.
I just applied the unplugging method from the power source and, surprise, the device worked and still works.
I was thinking about the machine the other day when I couldn’t wake up in the morning. It doesn’t happen to me often, I like to get up early, take advantage of the hours when the city is quiet and I don’t get email, whatsapp message, call.
It was something new for me though to not feel the 5 degree quake, especially since on the 10th floor the movement can be quite intense.
Admittedly, I was glad I didn’t feel the jolt but I also realized that I was dealing with an acute need for a body break. In my mother’s words, when the head says “come on!” but the body says “stay!”, it’s good to listen to the latter’s urging.
I know, some of the more mischievous will urge me to take a peek at the ID card. Well, I’m not peeking, who cares about the ID card?
It’s important to treat ourselves like the coffee pot from time to time: to unplug, to rest. To allow ourselves to “be”, to not do, to not reach goals, to not have an agenda. When have you given yourself permission to just be?
