Dear KINDNESS:

I don’t think it is you being lazy (not willing to work/ use energy).

Here is a possibility of what may be a conversation going on in your brain this morning after you found out you don’t have to go to work, and you are in your flat alone (I am making up a conversation between the child-part of you and the parent-part of you,  no way is it exact, of course, and maybe it is not even close, let me know, will you?):

Child: Yea, I have a day off, I can do whatever I want!

Parent: which is?

Child: I can have breakfast and watch TV all day!

Parent: you are lazy!

Child: But it is my day off!

Parent: Okay, do as you wish.

(Child having breakfast, then watching TV)

Parent: How long are you going to watch TV? Did you notice the dirt in your flat as you sit there like a well fed, lazy bum?

Child: I am a well fed lazy bum. I shouldn’t be sitting here doing nothing. All that food, I must be gaining weight as I sit doing nothing!

Parent: That’s right, get up from your lazy *(&& and burn some of that food you ate!

(Child working out for 45 minutes)

Parent: That’s it? You are done? Did you notice how dirty the floor?

(Child washing floor)

Parent: and don’t forget that dirt over here! And more dirt over there!

Parent: Hurry up, you won’t clean everything, there is a lot to do!

(Child panicking, and moving from one unfinished task to starting a second, and third…)

anita