The Art of Doing Nothing: A Guide to a Beautiful Sunday
Sumana Mukherjee
Jul 27
1 min read
Updated: Jul 29
Some days are for action.Sundays? They're for beautiful nothings.
We're not talking about laziness — we're talking about a kind of luxurious pause. The kind where you flip through an old book just to feel the paper, or spend fifteen minutes admiring how sunlight hits a threadbare cushion.
No to-do lists. No goals. Just the strange joy of time unfolding without a plan.
This kind of nothing isn't empty. It's full of all the things we forget to notice during the week — a small sentence that stays with you, a corner of your home that suddenly looks poetic, the soft weight of a cotton throw that reminds you of home.
Doing nothing is a skill. It takes practice to stop rushing. And magic happens when you do.
So today, let the world run without you for a while. Take your time. Fold a towel slowly. Read a paragraph twice. Sit on the floor just because it feels right.
You might be surprised what shows up in the quiet.
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