Boring Isn't Always Bad

Today someone at work asked what I did this weekend. I gleefully responded, "absolutely nothing." He then said, "I'm sorry," like it was a bad thing that I didn't do a whole heck of a lot this weekend. Granted, he doesn't know that I'm not really supposed to be doing much of anything anyway, but still, the fact that doing nothing is something to be pitied is new to me. Especially since there are many times when I relish having nothing to do. It means I can catch up on tv, read a book, listen to music, or just relax. I mean, why do we always have to be in go-mode? I think its actually better for us if we take time to calm down and relax every now and then. Especially if one has a stressful job. Regardless, my point is that doing nothing and being boring isn't necessarily something bad. In fact, sometimes boring can be great.