Enjoying time
It is so important to enjoy time. This doesn't mean you have to go out and do something extravagant nor does it mean you have to be a couch potato. I'm reading a book now called "Eat, Pray, Love", and in it, the author talks about how Americans are the worse at relaxing and just enjoying their time off. We work, work, work long, hard hours and then by the weekend, we're so exhausted that all we can really do is sit, comatose, in front of the TV. At least, I feel like this is what happens when you get into a things like a long-term relationship (i.e. easy to just veg out at home), buy a house (i.e. have a mortgage and lots of bills to pay), work in a stressful job (i.e. long hours at work), etc.
The important thing is to truly learn the art of enjoying time that you do get. If you love your job (and stats say Americans work a lot of hours), that's awesome--work your ass off. But remember, your job does not define you (a wise boss repeatedly tells me this). The whole, "stop and smell the roses" thing? That's where you will find yourself. If you're reading a book, drinking a cup of coffee, working in the garden, taking a nap, or shopping at the mall, do so completely and wholly. Try not to think of the next thing you have to do or the list of unfinished things you still need to get to. Of course it's important to remain task-oriented, but do you really want to go through life half-enjoying everything you do because you're already preoccupied with thoughts of the next thing?
It is especially important to do this WHEN YOU CAN, because there are times when you cannot. Like when I was in college, it was really hard to enjoy anything fully when I was a double major, working two jobs, involved in an internship, president of an organization--you get the picture. But now, even though my job is uber busy and stressful, I have the luxury of enjoying things a lot more. And I'm by NO MEANS an expert yet; I am learning the art of enjoying life every day. Just ask your dad, I kinda suck at it. But I'm definitely going to try my darndest to enjoy any time off I have.
That is, until you kids come along. =)
The important thing is to truly learn the art of enjoying time that you do get. If you love your job (and stats say Americans work a lot of hours), that's awesome--work your ass off. But remember, your job does not define you (a wise boss repeatedly tells me this). The whole, "stop and smell the roses" thing? That's where you will find yourself. If you're reading a book, drinking a cup of coffee, working in the garden, taking a nap, or shopping at the mall, do so completely and wholly. Try not to think of the next thing you have to do or the list of unfinished things you still need to get to. Of course it's important to remain task-oriented, but do you really want to go through life half-enjoying everything you do because you're already preoccupied with thoughts of the next thing?
It is especially important to do this WHEN YOU CAN, because there are times when you cannot. Like when I was in college, it was really hard to enjoy anything fully when I was a double major, working two jobs, involved in an internship, president of an organization--you get the picture. But now, even though my job is uber busy and stressful, I have the luxury of enjoying things a lot more. And I'm by NO MEANS an expert yet; I am learning the art of enjoying life every day. Just ask your dad, I kinda suck at it. But I'm definitely going to try my darndest to enjoy any time off I have.
That is, until you kids come along. =)
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