There was a programme about agony aunts on the radio a week or so ago. One of the excerpts was referring to the situation in families over breakfast. The fact that it can all be such a hubub that the breadwinner can get in such a state, trying to get ready, get out of the door, that they are then in no fit state to even enjoy the bread that they are going out to win.
That was broadcast in the 1960s but nothing much has changed today. How many of us are working at such a pitch that we spend our free time recovering with no energy to enjoy that time or do the things that we enjoy. If that is the case for you then when are you going to be able to enjoy the bread that you have won? What are you going to do to get some time when work is completely out of your mind, when you are not still thinkng about it and planning on your days off, when you recover your life.
I'm as guilty as anyone. I have been so busy that I barely have time to think. Someone this week did actually ask me why I bothered having a house. Good point!
Being out there winning the bread is a laudable pursuit. Be ready to enjoy the fruits of your labours rather than working yourself to a stop. Recognise when enough is enough and shut the door on work and open the one that leads to real life, enjoyment, recharging and refreshing.









