Something, not Anything.
"What do you want to do?"
"I don't know/care, what do you want to do?"
"I'm up for anything/whatever/whatever you want to do"
etc...
I've had a few of these conversations in my life.
I'm guessing you have too.
The problem, of course, is that "anything" is too vague.
It's an endless possibility.
Until a decision is made to do something,
anything remains nothing.
I was thinking about this the other day after a particularly stressful conversation in which I was trying to figure out how to cram 6months' worth of visiting into two days. I was in town and available to do "anything" --I ended up spending most of the day alone because I did not plan a "something." Thankfully, my sister gave me the proverbial kick in the pants and got something planned-which turned out to be a very nice evening with most of the family.
But the whole experience got me thinking about these long, excruciating "seminary" days...it's a whole lot of "anything" time---preparing for anything that may come up, anywhere I may be sent, anyone I may live with, anything I'll be asked to do. Right now, the anything remains a vague and endless possibility and therefore feels a lot like nothing.
"I don't know/care, what do you want to do?"
"I'm up for anything/whatever/whatever you want to do"
etc...
I've had a few of these conversations in my life.
I'm guessing you have too.
The problem, of course, is that "anything" is too vague.
It's an endless possibility.
Until a decision is made to do something,
anything remains nothing.
I was thinking about this the other day after a particularly stressful conversation in which I was trying to figure out how to cram 6months' worth of visiting into two days. I was in town and available to do "anything" --I ended up spending most of the day alone because I did not plan a "something." Thankfully, my sister gave me the proverbial kick in the pants and got something planned-which turned out to be a very nice evening with most of the family.
But the whole experience got me thinking about these long, excruciating "seminary" days...it's a whole lot of "anything" time---preparing for anything that may come up, anywhere I may be sent, anyone I may live with, anything I'll be asked to do. Right now, the anything remains a vague and endless possibility and therefore feels a lot like nothing.
posted by smurp at 8:44 AM
2 Comments:
I think most people, I know I do, have trouble w/ anything time... we need and crave structure.
I'm embarrassed to admit that on some weekends I look forward to going back to a job I loathe just because it is back to a schedule. I think that's why I love Sunday's the best. There is some structure (church, sometimes family dinner) but also some me time. Open Saturday's where I have all the time in world sometimes create more anxiety for me.
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