Wish you a whole lotta nothing

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Dear Friends,

Farmers know to let their land lay fallow. Organic matter from the soil gets depleted from repeated harvest. Pests accumulate if left unchecked.

Laying fallow means letting the land rejuvenate by leaving it alone. Let the land heal itself.

Some farmers choose to grow cover crops like clover 🍀 to prevent “fallow syndrome,” a reduction in supportive fungi in the absence of roots in the soil.

Yet, cover crops reduce biodiversity, and fallow land is needed to disrupt pest cycles.

We are the farmers of our mind state—are we remembering to let the land lay fallow, to seed cover crops only when appropriate? In this analogy, the “pests” are the parts of our mind that seeks distraction. For me, although reading and learning can be beneficial, sometimes they are activities that mask inner discomfort. It sounds like “yes, I’ll be happy when…”

So for this holiday season, I’m letting my land lay fallow. In spite of the algorithm punishment, I’m refraining from posting on Twitter till the New Year. I’m writing this newsletter from my phone as we drive to Zion National Park (don’t worry I’m in the passenger seat..) Although much reading and course consumptions awaits, I’m doing neither and turning inward instead.

Much like fallowed land, it doesn’t look like much is happening. But the act of doing nothing is more conducive to happiness than the act of doing.

Wishing you a whole lotta nothing this season. 😉

Warm Wishes,

Christin