Your post is timely for me today ... a Saturday in which I need to clean house, get the shopping done, and catch up on things leftover from my work week ... when what I really want to do is lay out on a lounge chair in this Indian summer sun, soak up the rays, maybe read some good fiction, maybe doze for a few minutes. Ah, but why don't I let myself do just that?
We are inculturated (I'm sure that's a made-up word, but it says it what I mean) with the idea that taking a break is "lazy," "unproductive," or "selfish." Or maybe we think it's a luxury we "can't afford." So we push ourselves to get more and more and more done within our waking hours. Looking at the sky? Well, that's just pure wastefulness! Or perhaps we'll suffer for it later by rushing to catch up.
You've reminded me that life is about more than producing. So today, I'm going to take a break, look at the sky, and sigh. Reconnect with the outdoors. Thanks.
On Oct 6, 2012 Amber Lea Starfire wrote:
Your post is timely for me today ... a Saturday in which I need to clean house, get the shopping done, and catch up on things leftover from my work week ... when what I really want to do is lay out on a lounge chair in this Indian summer sun, soak up the rays, maybe read some good fiction, maybe doze for a few minutes. Ah, but why don't I let myself do just that?
We are inculturated (I'm sure that's a made-up word, but it says it what I mean) with the idea that taking a break is "lazy," "unproductive," or "selfish." Or maybe we think it's a luxury we "can't afford." So we push ourselves to get more and more and more done within our waking hours. Looking at the sky? Well, that's just pure wastefulness! Or perhaps we'll suffer for it later by rushing to catch up.
You've reminded me that life is about more than producing. So today, I'm going to take a break, look at the sky, and sigh. Reconnect with the outdoors. Thanks.