Are you actually relaxing on your holidays? What does that even mean?
Roman Catholic peace activist and poet, Rose Marie Berger, says work is getting in the way of our play time. While the recession is claiming jobs, for many others work hours are increasing which causes many people to check in on work during off hours and days off. One solution to growing debt is to add another part time job. Exhaustion levels are going up for children, teens, young families and we older ones.
Berger tells us that according to the latest neuroscience, play is hardwired into us. Neurons don’t function without it. We have a duty, a typically protestant choice of words, to give ourselves a break. On the seventh day, God rested, took a mini sabbatical, relaxed.
it’s not too late for us. Summer is not yet over.
And as soon as I get my basement cleaned up, I am going to slooowww dowwwnnwn...
Peter
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