Sedentary Lifestyle
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Written by
Dawn Downey
January 2014
Contributor
Written by
Dawn Downey
January 2014

A friend’s annual holiday letter reported that her schedule was “… light this year.” Five days in Burma, five in Thailand, a week in Virginia, and two five-day reunions.

Her life astonished me. Exotic travel. Reunions. How did she learn to accumulate these adventures? How did she acquire people with whom to reunite?

The other night, I spent five hours on the couch in front of the television. From the news to a sitcom to a movie and then the weather. The following morning, I awoke to a deafening barrage of self-recrimination. Five hours wasted. I vowed to introduce activities into my schedule. I’ll volunteer to read to pre-schoolers. (This time I’m serious.) I’ll hike that trail behind the yoga studio. Drive to the botanical gardens. Invite someone to lunch. Or the art museum. Or Thailand.

Peeking from under a corner of the comforter, I caught sight of my reflection in the closet mirror across from the bed. Me … looking at me … looking at me ….

The mental racket stopped.

This is my life.

Rolled out exactly as The Great Intention Behind Everything intended it.

I sit in front of the computer. I sit in front of the television.  In between, I nap. If The Great Intention places a trip to Thailand in my future, it will occur to me to buy a plane ticket.

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