Leveraging Self by Deb

I’ve been thinking about puttering. Aimlessly moving about my home, no particular need to accomplish anything. At my own pace – whatever that tempo needs to be. I might get something done and I might not. It really doesn’t matter as the point is to be in my most comfort space, moving about wherever whimsy takes me. Unscheduled. Unstructured. Undemanded (not a word, but you get the point). It took me way too long to understand this to be a core value of my true self. Without puttering time, where I come back to “me” I feel unraveled and my overall effectiveness diminishes. When the demands of family and career started to roll me over, puttering was what I had to do to once again get a handle on myself. Of course, other things work too – going outside for a good walk or sharing a glass of wine with a terrific friend. But nothing settles me down, brings me back to center, ushers forth my creativity quite like puttering. And yet the world keeps asking all of us to move away from our core values – that somehow time could be better spent. So, I’ve had to put a stake in the ground for puttering so my true self can keep showing up. I’m hoping that whatever “puttering” is for you, that you see it clearly and honor yourself enough to make it happen!