21 January 2009

Thought for Today

I like work, it fascinates me,

I can sit and look at it for hours.

—Jerome K. Jerome

Most of us do not work because we want to; we work because we think we have to work for money. The problem is that is all we do. We forget that life is more than work. Life is also about balance. In order to have balance, we must do more than work. What about fun? We need fun to keep our minds off work. How about rest? Not just sleeping to get ready for the next day’s work, but resting the mind and body from all activity. What about solitude? Take an hour or perhaps a day away from the hustle and bustle of life and people. It’s called a mental-health break. Let us not forget the mind. Education. It helps to keep the gray matter upstairs from getting dusty. Work is necessary but it is not the only thing required to get ahead. All work and no play may give us a balanced checkbook, but it can also give us an unbalanced mind.

Today I will rest, relax and have some fun.

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