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Tracy Lawrence's avatar

Beautiful post! I used to be afraid that I’d be bored with empty time. So I ran the experiment the last two weekends to leave a full day by myself unplanned. And the space to follow my present-moment curiosity filled me with warm, rich days — not the empty, anxious days I feared.

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David Spinks's avatar

Yes! I did two whole months (the beginning of my sabbatical) of no planning. Nothing scheduled. Nothing on my calendar. Just wake up, and do what I feel called to do in the moment. It was terrifying and really really hard at times, but also led to a lot of beautiful moments.

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Rodrigo Lopez's avatar

Dear David,

Your commitment to yourself is admirable.

Bravo.

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Carly Foley's avatar

So good, David! I have noticed that you publish on no particular schedule and I have made note of that (for whenever it is I finally launch my newsletter haha) and admire it. It also makes me treasure your newsletter, and make it a priority. I don't feel overwhelmed (when I really like a writer--like you--I get very overwhelmed when they publish a lot bc I don't want to miss anything they have to say, but I also can't keep up with the pace). You drop little golden nuggets here and there and it's so lovely. It also gives plenty of time to think, and digest, and put to use what you have said. Slow, simple, honest, to the point...talk about spaciousness!

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David Spinks's avatar

This is such an awesome reflection to receive. I sometimes worry that I *should* (damn that word) be publishing on a schedule. So to hear the current anti-schedule be appreciated is super validating. Thank you!

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Zachary Novak's avatar

I really enjoyed this today. Thanks for sharing!

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David Spinks's avatar

Glad it landed for you Zac!

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Rachel Saslaw's avatar

I loved this so much and have been defaulting to spaciousness this weekend! Love having the vocabulary for this intentional choice.

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David Spinks's avatar

woo! Love to hear you were able to put it into practice so quickly.

How did it go?

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Rachel Saslaw's avatar

It felt freeing. Like I could take a full breath. A little nerve wracking. Immediately wanting to fill the space. But it felt really good ✨

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David Spinks's avatar

Love it. Thanks so much for sharing.

I find that through this practice I’ve discovered just how prevalent the urge to fill is. Now I can see how often it shows up every day. Pretty eye opening.

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David Spinks's avatar

Love it. Thanks so much for sharing.

I find that through this practice I’ve discovered just how prevalent the urge to fill is. Now I can see how often it shows up every day. Pretty eye opening.

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