I don't often take days off from work but recently there has been a few changes in my life and not for the better unfortunately. I have come to realise that you need to take a little time for yourself just to relax and move your mind away from work related issues.
I am one for always being on call 7 days a week, this was very true during Covid. maybe at the time it was needed. but I, like allot of people forgot to switch off after the pandemic. Of course it doesn't help when every news media outfit finds a so called expert telling everyone that we are continuously on the verge a new Pandemic! More panic more boosters more masks and of course more money and power to a certain group of people.
Anyway I'm getting a bit of track here.
I have always known this but rarely practice it, 'You need to take time for yourself'. What ever that time may look like it should be yours to do what you want with and not dictated by anyone else.
Today for me it's sitting in a cafe drinking coffee listening to music and writing this on my Ubuntu based laptop in a text editor called Mousepad. My day is unstructured and unplanned, this is my day for a little peace and enjoyment.
R.
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