\u201cIf my kids ever said \u2018I\u2019m bored,\u2019 I would say, \u2018That is great. I\u2019m so glad to hear that. Maybe you\u2019re gonna get creative right now.\u2019\u201d\nOn mental downtime as a place of rest and refuge.\nLiving the Questions\xa0is an occasional On Being segment where Krista muses on questions from our listening community.