14. Work Balance
We’re all trapped in a social society that compels us to want things, become a”somebody”, get encouraged so as to earn more, sadly for most internationally it is only a means to endure. It is a cycle with little benefit other than to somebody else’s financial balance and to the detriment of our selves. We have come to accept that working over forty hours per week is anticipated and working during your lunch hours, tea breaks of arriving early and leaving late is”normal”.
We are all going to burn , if we keep going at this speed. We will need to balance our lives between work. Yes, we have bills to pay, kids to feed, clothe and teach. Then and we need to pay for our shelter fabric ourselves to shield us. However, how is this impacting our own lives; fatigue, burn-out, psychological and physical breakdowns, dependence on prescription drugs to help keep us moving to get daily.
Try finding that balance between YOUR and work time. When you leave work — do that; abandon work! Technology has changed our lives, and most of us have cell phones, and it has become recognized that we need to be available 24/7. This is destroying our wellbeing and our lives.
Be firm in your own time and your distance. Switch away. Take some time out to play. Have a walk. Twist the ball for the kids or your dog. Be silly with your loved ones. Work isn’t our existence. It is a means to an end and we’ve forgotten that there is da elight in working.
