Each day is a little
{life}.
- Aruthur Schopenhauer
Work-related stress. Crying babies. Approaching deadlines. Annoying co-workers. Longer-than-life to-do lists. Dirty dishes. Piled-up laundry. Stacks of bills. Dog that needs a walk. Meals that need to be cooked. Taxes. Diapers. Dirt. Tears.
Can't stop-to-catch-your-breath days.
Can't sleep-too-much-on-the-brain-nights.
Sometimes it's almost as if we are on a never-ending vicious cycle-of-scheduled time ferris wheel ride.
Day in and day out, it just keeps spinning round-and-round and from the top we glance down to the ground and see others...frolicking in the grass below, holding hands with a loved one and sharing nibbles of candy apples and cotton candy.
We want off the ride...but how?
Remind yourself to slow down. Take a deep breath. Spend quiet moments thinking about what's {real}.
What {really} matters?
Clear out the clutter in your mind. Put it off until tomorrow. Take the day off. Schedule a day just for you. Pamper yourself. Book a weekend get-away with your signifiant other. Plan a fun surprise for the kids. Spend a day just hanging out with family.
This is how memories are made, priorities are rightfully restored, and flames are rekindled.
It doesn't have to be expensive, elaborate or over-the-top.
So spend time.
Make sacrifices.
Get off the ride...
Tommorow can wait for tomorrow.
Get out and enjoy life {together}.
{Spend} the afternoon.
You can't take it with you.
-Annie Dillard
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