Do you find it difficult to disconnect?

It takes me a couple of days to let go.  Why I have to work so hard to relax is beyond me but thanks to all of you, I am happy to share Step #3 of my Twelve Step Plan for Restless Creatives.  This Plan is for you who work hard and are passionate about what you do.  There is this fabulous quote by Leo Tolstoy that opens Part One of The Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, two creative social media thinkers, which I want to share with you.

“Everyone thinks about changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself”

I just got the book and am so thrilled that Beth and Allison have provided a “Google map”  for nonprofits to navigate their way into a new and highly networked world.  More on this book to come!  Just do yourself a big favor and get a copy for yourself.

Back to Tolstoy.

This Plan is to help you change yourself into a relaxed and rested version of yourself  so you can This is why it is so important for you to calm down!

I am so grateful for the suggestions you have sent me and will be writing them up for you  every Wednesday.

In case you missed them, here are Steps 1 & 2

1 Get over yourself

2 Get off the grid

And today we have -

3.  Get local

Slide your feet into those flip flops and stroll down the boardwalk to Rockaway Taco.

Check out the used surfboards with a fish taco in your hand.  Somehow you will feel a strong desire to wear one of those tank shirts that say, “Eat, Sleep, Surf” and watch the tide roll in.  I have been intrigued by the new patterns I have been seeing in board shorts.

“You got to take in a wave in clutch shorts, dude.”  I overheard this fashion tip from a bunch of surfers so it must be true.

Lose yourself in a different world.  Be a local in a different galaxy, one where the fire trucks sport rescue surf boards and the firemen look like surfer dudes.  It is hard to get aufgeregt (Yiddish for agitated) with sand between your toes.

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