I’ve recently found myself with more time on my hands, and I’ve started to think about how I’m spending my days. Typically, my days are packed with the things I need to do and checking items off my to do lists. In fact, even with less things to do these days, I’m a bit lost without my preciousssssssss to do lists.
On occasion, I’ve done journaling exercises on defining your ideal day. Susannah Conway has one in her Unravel Your Year workbook which is accompanied by a meditation that is fun to do.
When I originally thought about this question, I reflected upon the idea of how do you define a “successful” day? The word “successful” didn’t quite have the connotation I was looking for though. When I thought about success, it was tied with how much did I accomplish or what did I achieve. The word itself was too heavy. People define success in so many different ways, and society defines success too. To some success means money, the house with the white picket fence, the fancy car – to others or even to society, it could be being fit like the person on the cover of a magazine and have that kind of success.
That wasn’t the spirit of the question I was trying to capture. When I tried to replace it with other words, I played with some other options – good? fulfilling? whole? contented? peaceful? enjoyable? joyful? delightful? serene? satisfying?
Fulfilling felt like it fit better than successful.
So how do I define a fulfilling day? I don’t actually know for sure, but I know there are some things that make my days better, and maybe that’s what makes them more fulfilling:
- A slow start at the beginning of my day to reflect & plan, with a nice cup of tea
- Social connection
- Getting outdoors
- Creating something
- Having fun
I’m continuing to reflect on things that I do or have done that make my day more fulfilling.
How do you define a fulfilling day? What would be the word you would use if “fulfilling” or “successful” doesn’t fit for you?
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