The Discipline of Leaving Yourself as You Are on Saturday Morning — Even If You Still Can’t Get Out of Bed
【Genre】Discipline
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June 27. Saturday morning.
Bright light is coming in through the gap in the curtains.
Before you know it, the morning has already progressed quite a bit.
You’re still in bed, gripping your phone, scrolling through your timeline.
There are posts about “morning routines” and “how to start a fulfilling weekend,” all of which somehow feel dazzling.
“I’ve slept in so late.”
“Today will probably end without me doing anything again.”
Such voices are quietly, yet certainly, echoing inside your head.
No one told you this.
Not your boss, not your family, not your friends.
It is simply a voice from somewhere inside you that is quietly blaming you for waking up late.
A day off is supposed to be a time when no one forces anything on you.
Yet, for some reason, the thought “I have to make good use of this time” rises up on its own.
Some people give in to that voice and crawl out of bed to start doing something.
But right now, you simply cannot do that.
This is not because you are weak or lack willpower.
It is simply that the fatigue from the entire week has not completely left your body yet.
Your body is quietly saying, “It’s okay to stay like this a little longer,” while your mind is trying to ignore it.
The discipline you should carry out this Saturday morning is simple.
Immediately release the guilt about waking up late.
And even if you hear the voice saying “I still have to do something,” put it on hold for now.
It’s okay to stay in bed in your pajamas.
It’s okay to keep the curtains closed and the room dark.
It’s okay to simply space out without worrying about the clock.
There is no need to treat this “time of doing nothing” as “wasted time.”
It may be the form of rest your body naturally needs, as proof that you have been living desperately this week as well.
There is no need to compare yourself with others.
There is no need to compare someone else’s “fulfilling Saturday morning” with your own “morning when you still can’t get out of bed.”
This morning, it is enough to spend a quiet time just as you are — an empty shell.
That alone is enough.
Akira's One-Person Discipline affirms from the heart those of you who still can’t get out of bed on Saturday morning and are carrying feelings of guilt.
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