The need for a break

August 25, 2008

Sometimes you say to yourself: that’s enough girl/boy ! you have to stop right now !

But who cares about what your mind commands? It’s so complicated to acknowledge when to stop in the same moments other expect more from you. I heard there’s a true art of how to say no. An art to say I’m capable, I know how to solve this problem, I’m skilled to complete these task BUT I won’t do it: I need to rest !

How many people have the the courage nowadays to acknowledge the acute need for rest from time to time. How many know the right dosage of dedication and sacrifice in order to rightfully balance yourself against all the opportunities and demands?

How many people respect and truly understand this excuse? Many of them feel offended, they do not understand and many adopt the tactics of leveraging based on something in the past… I know how it works, I’ve been there… In the mean time fatigue builds up and pressure increases up to the point you are forced to say NO.

What happens when everything burst into something like depression or something worse? Does demandors understand? does anybody but family care? No, because everybody run. And usually  everyone tells you this job had to be done yesterday because yesterday you had to solve all the jobs that someone ‘forgot’ to do them in the past month… and :) everything piles up…

Solution? keep searching… but maybe I’ll just block the front door, succumb to a pleasant no can do state and wait until I feel replenished? or maybe work some more but do pleasant things, I heard some that is the best treatment for fatigue.

But, I’m not tired, I just think about being tired… :)