What is my superpower? My area of expertise? Well, it’s not easy. Not everyone can do it, or at least not do it well. It’s a talent I’ve crafted and refined over a lifetime . . . and I’ve really homed in on it these past couple of years.

It’s nothing. Not a thing.

This doing “not a thing” gives my mind space to air out. It lets a passing breeze blow out weakened old cobwebs so I can breathe in freshness – fresh scents, fresh feelings, and fresh ideas. It is especially effective when surrounded by nature. The best way to sit and do nothing is to do it in the shade of a tree. Trees – big strong and towering trees with far-reaching limbs are quite the enablers. They multiply the effects of this superpower; joining us together to soak in sun’s vitality and life-giving rays of hope.

Maybe this superpower is really not so secret. People see me do it. It happens in plain sight. Yet it is often misunderstood. Some wonder why I’m wasting so much time just sitting around. Why am I not moving faster? Isn’t there something I should be doing? The untrained eye often mistakes this powerful calm centeredness for laziness. It is quick to label and to discard what it doesn’t know. It doesn’t know that this stillness is the fertile soil in which new ideas germinate, appreciation makes her way to the conscious mind, and tomorrow’s dreams unfold.

It’s nothing. It’s everything. It’s simply being.

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Note: This is reprinted from Lauras Books and Blogs, October 2021.  Unfortunately, . . . or fortunately, . . . I’m not getting to use much of this superpower these days. I’ve suddenly become quite busy, but that’s okay. I’ll work on that “doing nothing” again soon.