It’s okay to just not be bothered.
I have so many things on the go, it’s not true. I keep lists of them. But sometimes I just don’t want to do anything, really. Just day dream.
Apparently, maladaptive daydreaming is a ‘thing’. Creating scenarios in the imagination, populated with characters and narratives and immersing oneself within it isn’t as mainstream and common as I thought. To me, they’re like parallel universes that offer wonderful escapes and freedom to just BE. And occupy the mind in a very comforting way unlike hyper-focus that absolutely locks you into intense processing with the ensuing disorientation when you come back into ‘real time’.
So, no idea where the ‘mal’ comes from to describe the very pleasant reveries and escapism MD affords. But just sometimes, I like to lose myself or, possibly, find myself, in the magical worlds inside my head. No masks.
MD is my magical world where the acceptance of authenticity and real me can exist can never be maladaptive.
So, sometimes, I like to do nothing. Just be.
Original Illustrator paper cutting design from a while back.
No More Mondays 