Day Ten

The behavioural ‘continuum’ along which I was supposed to slide today went from Energetic to Relaxed. My first problem each day is to figure out where I find myself on the scale. Only then can I attempt to Do The Opposite.

Herewith the self-examination: in the mornings, I’m generally anything but energetic. But during the rest of the day, normally I’m actually quite driven, often even resorting to doing two things at once, even if it looks bizarre (eg taking notes while I’m walking along) in order to save time.

So, after my initial leap out of bed (I surprised both myself and Dave with that one), today I had to concentrate on doing things slowly; for example, taking time out when my brain wanted me to hurry up and get something done. We had the perfect environ for me to try out this skill – a visit to the Eden Project. It did make me wake up to the fact that even on holiday I sometimes find it hard to relax and not treat time like I do when working – squeezing every drop of profitable juice out of a moment.

Additionally, as I noticed how I was behaving and began to change it, I really enjoyed letting go of this tendency, although I think my poor companions may have found it irritating at times.

A great day in every way. Beautiful sun, delicious food, long walks, more random facts to absorb. I hope this is what it’s supposed to be like.