That one thing you need to know

Work - life balance 

 

The 4 hour work week; the reality is not everyone is craving for this kind of week.

We are not craving the idea of doing nothing, we are craving the idea of being happy and free, enjoying life with our family, friends and doing the things we enjoy. We have two options to make this a reality; we could dream about what we want and dream what could be; or we could go and pursue our dreams.
 
 
The reality is a true dream never comes to us head on it creeps and it whispers, we have to really think about what dream we are pursuing because the reality is not many of us can describe what we really want, for it’s harder than you think.

However, you could start with this truth: a life should be focused around what makes us happy, what makes us smile and love to the end of our time. The reality is we must focus on the little things to achieve success, to achieve the happiness we crave. This cannot be put any better than by David L. Weatherford in his poem Slow Dance.

What we all need to read

Slow Dance, by David L. Weatherford

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,

or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,

or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,

time is short, the music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly,

when you ask “How are you?”, do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,

with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,

time is short, the music won’t last.

Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow,

and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,

’cause you never had time to call and say hi?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,

time is short, the music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,

you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,

it’s like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life isn’t a race, so take it slower,

hear the music before your song is over.

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Slaves?

Ask yourself a simple question:

Do you consider yourself as 'free'?

What does being free mean to you?



These questions really could have different meanings depending upon how you look at it. Most of us are not locked behind bars, we can go where we want, say what we want (to an extent) and believe what we want. So you would consider yourself free right?

What if I said we are a slave to society; we constantly look at society to justify our actions. We all go to school, get an 'education' come out, some go onto further study and some go straight into work. Others do have an idea and follow their dreams but this is the minority; the rest of us are a slave to the game. We must play along, because do we really have an option not too? Maybe the definition of a slave will bring more light to the subject:

Slave: A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. (Oxford Dictionaries)

Unfortunately there are people who are still slaves on this Earth and its sad how we can say we are moving forward when this is still prominent.

Yet; there is a new type of slave emerging, one owned by society, one who is said to be free; have freedom of speech, but yet some of us as individuals are still feeling frustrated at the end of the day because of disliking our jobs, or what ever it is we have to do to earn a living. So why can’t we just change jobs/careers or find alternative ways to survive? It's difficult because society makes it difficult, because society owns us and it’s so hard to break free from these chains.

Think! have your say.

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