Oh, the shoulds oughts and musts, driven into us by our forebears and peers and ourselves; all socially constructed, most out of a time when the economics of the household demanded it, to stay alive. It's not entirely different now, but the protestant work ethic continues to whisper in our ears. Work hard, and now play hard. I'm not sure where writing that left me. Balance; we are trying to achieve balance, with gratitude for what we have and acceptance of what we must do. Something like that.
You’re so right about the protestant work ethic, Glenn - drilled in to me growing up. Balance is definitely the place to aim for, but I tend to see saw between extremes, never quite achieving the equilibrium I want!
A game of two halves, but I'm not sure which is which. I'll probably have it all worked out the day before I expire. I've already retired and that made no difference. 🙄
Retiring is over-rated. I’m semi-retired (due to my health) but not sure that I’ll ever slow down entirely. In mathematics it’s the workings out that matter - maybe life is the same!
I feel just the same. The worst thing I find is to procrastinate when feeling there are things I should do. That does waste the time. I'd be better off deliberately deciding not to do them for now and instead letting myself do something else that I enjoy.
Oh, the shoulds oughts and musts, driven into us by our forebears and peers and ourselves; all socially constructed, most out of a time when the economics of the household demanded it, to stay alive. It's not entirely different now, but the protestant work ethic continues to whisper in our ears. Work hard, and now play hard. I'm not sure where writing that left me. Balance; we are trying to achieve balance, with gratitude for what we have and acceptance of what we must do. Something like that.
You’re so right about the protestant work ethic, Glenn - drilled in to me growing up. Balance is definitely the place to aim for, but I tend to see saw between extremes, never quite achieving the equilibrium I want!
A game of two halves, but I'm not sure which is which. I'll probably have it all worked out the day before I expire. I've already retired and that made no difference. 🙄
Retiring is over-rated. I’m semi-retired (due to my health) but not sure that I’ll ever slow down entirely. In mathematics it’s the workings out that matter - maybe life is the same!
I feel just the same. The worst thing I find is to procrastinate when feeling there are things I should do. That does waste the time. I'd be better off deliberately deciding not to do them for now and instead letting myself do something else that I enjoy.