Pico Ayer

As soon as I go there, where there is no cell phone connection, no internet, no television, I'm freed of all that clutter. And suddenly, as if I've come awake to the beauty of the ocean, I'm suddenly fascinated by the rabbit that's standing on the splintered fence in my garden.

As soon as I go there, where there is no cell phone connection, no internet, no television, I'm freed of all that clutter. And suddenly, as if I've come awake to the beauty of the ocean, I'm suddenly fascinated by the rabbit that's standing on the splintered fence in my garden.

I'm suddenly watching the moon rise, which I could be doing at home, but as soon as I'm tempted to do it at home, I hear the phone ring, or I think of the hundred emails I have to answer. I take walks along the road under this great overturned salt shaker of stars. And suddenly I'm noticing everything around me, which sadly I don't do enough in the rest of my life.

I'm suddenly watching the moon rise, which I could be doing at home, but as soon as I'm tempted to do it at home, I hear the phone ring, or I think of the hundred emails I have to answer. I take walks along the road under this great overturned salt shaker of stars. And suddenly I'm noticing everything around me, which sadly I don't do enough in the rest of my life.

I'm suddenly watching the moon rise, which I could be doing at home, but as soon as I'm tempted to do it at home, I hear the phone ring, or I think of the hundred emails I have to answer. I take walks along the road under this great overturned salt shaker of stars. And suddenly I'm noticing everything around me, which sadly I don't do enough in the rest of my life.

Well, that's the beauty because, again, the monks have no rules. And they don't ask you to attend services, though there are five services a day. You can seek out counsel from them, which some people do. But really, they're just freeing you to do nothing at all, which is really the hardest thing in the world.

Well, that's the beauty because, again, the monks have no rules. And they don't ask you to attend services, though there are five services a day. You can seek out counsel from them, which some people do. But really, they're just freeing you to do nothing at all, which is really the hardest thing in the world.

Well, that's the beauty because, again, the monks have no rules. And they don't ask you to attend services, though there are five services a day. You can seek out counsel from them, which some people do. But really, they're just freeing you to do nothing at all, which is really the hardest thing in the world.

And it took me a while to realize it was only by doing nothing at all I could begin to do anything. So, the beauty of being there is that unlike every other day of my life, I have no plans. I couldn't tell you what I'm going to do the next day I'm there. I wake up and I follow instinct. Maybe I'll take a walk. Maybe I'll read a book.

And it took me a while to realize it was only by doing nothing at all I could begin to do anything. So, the beauty of being there is that unlike every other day of my life, I have no plans. I couldn't tell you what I'm going to do the next day I'm there. I wake up and I follow instinct. Maybe I'll take a walk. Maybe I'll read a book.

And it took me a while to realize it was only by doing nothing at all I could begin to do anything. So, the beauty of being there is that unlike every other day of my life, I have no plans. I couldn't tell you what I'm going to do the next day I'm there. I wake up and I follow instinct. Maybe I'll take a walk. Maybe I'll read a book.

Maybe I'll just sit out in my chair in my garden and look out at the sea. And I never allow myself that kind of latitude in my day-to-day life. And so every day really lasts a thousand hours. And one of the curiosities of it is that I feel I'm on the ultimate holiday or holy day. I feel as if I'm really doing nothing at all.

Maybe I'll just sit out in my chair in my garden and look out at the sea. And I never allow myself that kind of latitude in my day-to-day life. And so every day really lasts a thousand hours. And one of the curiosities of it is that I feel I'm on the ultimate holiday or holy day. I feel as if I'm really doing nothing at all.

Maybe I'll just sit out in my chair in my garden and look out at the sea. And I never allow myself that kind of latitude in my day-to-day life. And so every day really lasts a thousand hours. And one of the curiosities of it is that I feel I'm on the ultimate holiday or holy day. I feel as if I'm really doing nothing at all.

And then when I return after three days, I open my suitcase and I find, my heavens, I've written 40 pages and I've read six books while as far as I was concerned, I was just doing nothing.

And then when I return after three days, I open my suitcase and I find, my heavens, I've written 40 pages and I've read six books while as far as I was concerned, I was just doing nothing.

And then when I return after three days, I open my suitcase and I find, my heavens, I've written 40 pages and I've read six books while as far as I was concerned, I was just doing nothing.

What a real delight, Terry. Thank you for the show. Thank you for inviting me to be on it. And I really enjoyed talking to you.

What a real delight, Terry. Thank you for the show. Thank you for inviting me to be on it. And I really enjoyed talking to you.

What a real delight, Terry. Thank you for the show. Thank you for inviting me to be on it. And I really enjoyed talking to you.