tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post5098744156243819407..comments2024-03-29T05:52:04.253-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: My Gift? Permission to Waste TimeHolly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-74723560982208206342018-12-21T19:47:20.706-06:002018-12-21T19:47:20.706-06:00EXCELLENT reminder! Thank you!EXCELLENT reminder! Thank you!Bobbi Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175232103842324895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-34585112141842437922018-12-21T11:09:23.337-06:002018-12-21T11:09:23.337-06:00I love this, Nancy. My problem is that when I &quo...I love this, Nancy. My problem is that when I "waste time," too often I really truly WASTE it: hours hunched over my I-pad addictively doing one Sudoku puzzle after another, or internet surfing. I want to be able to find space for TRUE idleness - cozy time tucked on the couch with a library book, or a childhood favorite I've read two dozen times already....cmillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-10808254962547411222018-12-20T21:19:39.212-06:002018-12-20T21:19:39.212-06:00I kind of think of it like a lost treasure that we...I kind of think of it like a lost treasure that we enjoyed so much as kids, but now, we sometimes can't pack our schedules tight enough.Nancy J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256678711946430131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-89232892736690689092018-12-20T21:16:47.943-06:002018-12-20T21:16:47.943-06:00Yes, me too! A great way to start out the new yea...Yes, me too! A great way to start out the new year! Just think of all the great ideas we'll get!Nancy J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256678711946430131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-59829922606637767072018-12-20T18:56:54.661-06:002018-12-20T18:56:54.661-06:00I love using the word "indulge" when des...I love using the word "indulge" when describing wasting time. Kind of reminds me of Vonnegut's quote about how we're "here on Earth to mess around." Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674629523842279354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-35509799531465144492018-12-20T16:22:26.457-06:002018-12-20T16:22:26.457-06:00As a "to do list" person as well, this m...As a "to do list" person as well, this makes perfect sense to me! Now I just have to do it :)Michele Weber Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328787487395235784noreply@blogger.com