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Day 2: Things/Activities that Make Me Happy


Write about the things or activities that make you happy.

Wee Waa, NSW - May, 2023

Setelah bekerja dalam waktu panjang yang cukup melelahkan, bukan hanya lelah fisik, tapi lelah karena kejenuhan juga, jadi aku kegirangan ketika mendapatkan hari libur. Setiap hari libur, selain mengerjakan chores seperti masak atau mencuci baju, aku menyempatkan diri untuk bersantai di rumah atau jalan-jalan di taman, dan tentu saja rebahan. Perlahan-lahan aku mulai menyadari, ternyata aku anak senja sangat menyukai saat-saat di taman atau di cafe, membaca buku sendiri, atau sekedar duduk diatas sofa, bersantai di rumah meminum teh hangat dan melihat sinar matahari yang masuk dari jendela.

Terkadang hal-hal kecil di kehidupan sehari-hari jarang disadari, terlewatkan begitu saja. Padahal justru hal-hal itulah yang membuat kita merasa "hidup", atau istilah jaman sekarang, "in my element".

Di momen-momen itulah aku merasa diingatkan kembali untuk slow down. Seringkali ketika kita sibuk dan selalu mencari kegiatan, one thing after another, kita jadi lupa persepsi waktu. Hari baru yang seharusnya kita nikmati, malah menjadi beban karena adanya tumpukan pikiran di kepala setiap harinya. We're just chasing the day. Seperti kata Richard Carlson dalam bukunya 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff', dia berkata "remember that your life is NOT an emergency".

Kata orang, semakin bertambah usia, semakin cepat waktu berjalan. Mumpung masih muda, aku ingin lebih menikmati hari-hariku. Kegiatan nyantai dan membaca buku itu seperti reminder buatku supaya selalu me-reset kembali pikiranku, hal apa yang selalu membuatku merasa I live in an urgency? Berarti aku harus mengulik satu hal itu dan menata kembali pikiran yang sedang berantakan.

Mungkin next time kalo ditanya hal yang sama, aku udah bisa jawab "menulis juga menjadi hal yang membuatku senang". Yuk bisa yuk~


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