Happy Blursday

Blursday: noun The blissful realization that you don’t know what day of the week it is.

Blursday is my favorite day of the week. Sadly it only comes once or twice a year. Most of my weeks are completely scripted, booked, filled and calendared to the max. It seems almost incomprehensible to not only not know what day it is but exactly what time of day it is and where I need to be or who I need to call in the next 15 minutes. Blursday means I have slowed down enough, let go enough, detangled, de-stressed and unscheduled enough to actually and literally lose track of time. It is glorious and infrequent.

Like most people I first became familiar with the term Blursday during the pandemic. meetings were canceled, everything scheduled became unscheduled and the world stood still. This came with the stress of a very real, very threatening global crisis. I was among those fortunate enough to escape the immediate threats of the pandemic and had the blessings of time to reflect. That reflection gave me the space to realize I needed more space. As a result I now have adopted practices that are helpful. I silence all notifications in the evening through the early morning. I also make space daily and weekly for rest and reflection. I consciously try to be more in control of my time and I work hard to not always be working hard. A state of Blursday only happens for me twice a year, Christmas break and a 2 - 3 week break in the summer. I completely acknowledge how fortunate I am to have these breaks. I consider these times essential to my well being.

Even before I identified the idea of Blursday it was having an effect on me. As I reflected on the last several decades I have come to see that these longer breaks are when I was most open to inspiration, ideas and direction. It was during these breaks I made my biggest life choices about my career, education, parenting paradigms, family moves, etc.

Making space is about more than just relaxing or finding me time. It’s about resting enough to find me again. To remember and reinforce the truth that I am more than my productivity I have value beyond my net worth and my output. Ironically when I am unencumbered by the life I have so carefully curated for myself I rediscover what I really want from life. My relationships improve, my priorities realign my creativity expands and at least for a moment I feel balanced.

Do I think achieving Blursday twice a year is sufficient? I don't know. I do know these times no matter how limited they are have blessed me in incalculable ways.

So happy Blursday everyone! I hope it finds you well and relaxed.