I had a post slotted to run today, but decided some space is more what I need.
I’ll be back Monday.
Recently a friend shared this thought with me:
You need an intermission to reconnect with your mission.
More than growing defensive (a reaction I’ve learned indicates someone has captured something about me I wish to avoid)–I realized she was right.
These next few days will be my intermission of sorts.
Mission statements to be revisited and revamped.
A pausing to finally unpack my mental crap.
A metaphorical decluttering of all contained in my cranium.
An intermission to reconnect with my mission.
The thing is I’ve always hated intermissions.
I arrive at the theater and immediately scan the program to see precisely how many and how long.
If given a choice I always choose a long, extended stint of “activity” over an intermission-break where I feel at risk of losing my interest or at the very least my momentum.
I’m the one who’s back at her seat (or desk or on the field) long before the intermission is over: ready, eager and antsy to start what’s next.
And, while I treasure intermissions in my day (especially any involving trashy tv and my couch), I believe my friend is right.
There’s a vast difference between ‘intermission wind-down routine‘ and ‘intermission as ceasing of activity with intention of self-connection.’
A fleeting intermission on Lakeshore Avenue.
Here the former (love the wind-down routine) is something I look forward to while the latter is something I’ve begun to avoid.
The What’s next? question.
The What’s your overarching goal with… query.
The Where do you see yourself in five years? What do you REALLY want to accomplish? How do you need to structure your life to get there? conundrums.
An intermission to reconnect with my mission.
These next few days I’m forcing myself to take an intermission.
And, whether you have time for a 10 minute ceasing of activity or the opportunity for a day long respite, I invite you, too, to ponder my friend’s question:
When was the last time you took an intermission to pause and fully consider your mission?