How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards

This morning I rode my bike around a Camp Sherman, Oregon loop. Cabin to store to bike path to Lake Creek Lodge to trail-through-woods to gravel road to cabin.

Along the way, which involved considerable pedaling, I came across a sign which led me to stop and do almost nothing — except stand, pull my iPhone out, and snap a photo.

This seems to be a Spanish proverb. Totally believable. Isn't the siesta a significant part of the Spanish lifestyle?

(If not, don't tell me; I'm a habitual napper who enjoys feeling like I've got some Spanish heritage that impels me at siesta time.)

Given my admiration of the proverb, it wouldn't be fitting to spend too much energy talking about it in a blog post. I'll simply observe that doing nothing is a centerpiece of many spiritual traditions.

Buddhism and Taoism, for sure. Along with the contemplative side of numerous others.

I summoned up enough energy to Google "spirituality doing nothing." Then I took a quick look at some of the search results. Here's some links to explore. Unless you prefer doing nothing.

doing nothing, just being

The Joy of Nada — Doing Nothing for Lent

All Nothing, All the Time

Do you know how to relax? Why you should make time to do nothing.

The idler has realized the illusion of control

'Doing nothing' a place of surprising activity

Update: damn, I'm so nothing, so humble, so ego-less, I forgot to search my own blog via Google. Discovered that I've written a lot about nothing. Some would say, yeah, everything you write is a bunch of nothing.

Doing Nothing. Sounds like my sort of anti-religion.

Doing nothing is the best meditation. 

Nowhere to go, nothing to do, no one to become.

Doing nothing, do everything. Taoism is cool!

"Nothing" is my spiritual resolution for the New Year

Mysticism is all about doing…nothing

And if you'd rather just press a "play button" and watch a God is Nothing video, feel free: