Fun. Enjoyment. Relaxing. Do you allow yourself to do this? What’s your down time like? Or do you have ‘projects’ you feel you need to address, so… you have no ‘down time’? Presumptuous but… what would happen if you took that time to refresh and renew instead? Bionic are you? OK, maybe that was a bit much but if it resulted in you reassessing what you are doing to yourself, then it was worth it.
Everyone needs down time, a time to catch one’s breath and take a good look at what we are doing… and WHY. What may have been a critical ‘thing’/act can evolve into a habit that we have lost the reason, purpose for why it is important. Routine has its value but when we do what we do because we have always done it and don’t know why, other than tradition, then we need to stop and take an accounting. R ‘n R can be the context to accomplish this. De-stressing occurs first and then you can begin to tackle the assessment.
However, don’t get caught in using R ‘n R. It has its own value too. Yes it can be used as a context for determining whether something needs continuing, changing, or eliminating and this is good but if the only purpose R ‘n R has is to be a vehicle for other activities, then some of its value is lost. Maybe I should ask – what do you think the purpose of R ‘n R is? Purposelessness? No… my bias is that it should mainly be a time of: de-stressing, engaging in those activities that you enjoy but rarely can participate in, (fill in the blank). For you it may be active or it may be totally inactive. But the one thing that is put on the back burner is your job/work and all its responsibilities.
Totally impossible? Totally unnecessary? I guess it all depends on one’s perspective and what you allow you to be and do. You simply don’t have the time, money, (fill in the blank) to take the time? Then you are not the final authority in your life… yes? But you really don’t need to do this? Perhaps, but I doubt it. We all need time away from what we’re doing in order to get a better understanding of what we’re doing. The time that you allow yourself to do those things that are in the R ‘n R category (self-defined), then the more opportunity you have to be creative and effective with those areas of your life that are more oriented toward goal accomplishment. Consider it.
