This word makes me cringe. Most of us know the meaning of this when it comes to work. Every action of everyday is accounted for. Some more than others, but everyone at some point has felt the pressure of having to be perfect at any given moment. More importantly, it gives those in power a false sense of control. My life in a sense, is overly micromanaged. From the moment I wake up till the moment I drift off to some alternate universe for a brief moment of time, I am working to a time table. Gotta work. Gotta see family. Gotta do my taxes. Gotta see a doctor. Wouldn't it be great to take just one day and live your life totally differently? Back to What About Bob because really, Dr. Marvin is a genius. "Take a vacation from your problems." It's that simple. Or for us 80's kids, "Holiday. Just some time to get away." I really believe our souls were created for this type of freedom. Not to ignore the responsibilities of life, but to better enjoy the fruits of our labor. We work so hard for what? For vacations? For time deserved? For better things? Well, I've been micomanaged for years, all by people who don't know me, or think perhaps they do and think they know what's best, or by simple wanting to please those closest to me. It's the truest example of burning the candle at both ends. And nobody wins.
I propose a new perspective. Take the moments that matter, the ones you post, tweet and take pictures of, burn those memories in your brain. Allow life to happen and react to it, remembering the joy of those moments so when the lights go up and all eyes on you, they caught you mid smile.
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