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Chris Bavender's avatar

I've always been someone who found it hard to say no to people (need it done, ask Chris); who always responded ASAP to work emails and texts at any hour, and who could never just sit and relax - I always was doing laundry or cleaning or anything but down time. But my mother's unexpected death at the end of November has changed all that. I realize now all the minutia of daily life will still be there and the world won't fall apart if I take time to myself. It's a work in progress but I am getting better at prioritizing myself.

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Dimitar Rahtaliev's avatar

"It’s a time to keep pushing, to aim higher, to do better, to get richer."

I've felt like someone has been chasing me for the bigger part of my life. Every minute, every day that is not spent chasing some grand goal has been "wasted" to me. There is no end and I can't do it anymore, it feels like my brain's burning.

The older I get (maybe becoming a parent is a part of this transformation), the more I feel like the less there is of everything, the better. But I don't know how to calm my brain and stop and smell the flowers. That's the worst of it.

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