‘How’s your day?’
A question that on my bad days makes me grouse
and rant a reply. But after that, I would vow silently for the umpteenth time,
never to lose perspective again.
For many of us, work lays claim to our time and
emotion, possessing us completely as any spouse or child. But those of us who
think we have hard jobs can learn a lot from those who really do.
I wonder how some people manage to counsel rape
victims, investigate murder scenes or a rescue victims on the aftermath of a
disaster, then have the energy to cheer for their kid’s basketball teams on the
weekend.
If the rest of us can’t keep the stress of work
from oozing over and staining the rest of life, how can they? More to the
point: if they can, why on earth can’t I?
What’s their secret?
If we ask them, they would talk about
‘perspective’.
A simple word yet so powerful in keeping the
balance of our life. I looked up for the meaning of this word and it says that
“it’s the way of drawing solid object, scenery, etc. on a flat surface so that
they appear to have the correct shape and distance from each other.” But how
could we do that if our life is in a tangle?
Others talk about building walls and maintaining
distance. They learn to draw a line to know their boundaries.
Keeping up walls is the secret to coping the
pain. It’s the only way to carve out space for a life, the only way to do the
job. We have to learn to set aside something from our being so that we have
left to give the next day.
That is the lesson for us whose work has the
ability to use us up. The only way to get the work done is to come up for air
periodically.
To shut the door and just lie down on a
comfortable sofa, even if you have lost a caller.
To smile to your love ones, even as you mourn
for humanity.
To turn off the computer, even you’re chasing
deadlines.
To be just being lazy.
Simple rules, but can help you go back out
tomorrow and do it all again.
Tama, having a simple life is the key samahan mo na rin ng tamang time management para sa iyong sarili ^_^
ReplyDeletehayyyy... dapat talaga we dont just ask for happiness alone...balance lang, ganyan... easier said than done noh?
ReplyDeletePerspective. Yes.
ReplyDeletei guess faith is what can make our life better because, only through him we can find peace
ReplyDeleteYes, it's PERSPECTIVE and how you respond to a certain situation. If those people you've mentioned managed to be at their equilibrium, Why can't I or you?
ReplyDeleteIt is in the manner of how we face it. No matter how negative a situation is if you are a positive person you can still turn the tide upside down. Do not be consumed with your work no matter how hard it is or must be. There is a bigger world outside waiting for you. There are still people that is still wanting to hear positive thoughts from you. So, never be totally wasted because you're in a difficult situation or you're entangled into something.
What I can say is that you have to put your problems into proper perspective and learn to react to it positively. There will always be one million and one ways for a solution. You just have to commit yourself into finding it. "Along the journey, each stumble and thousand falls will always have realization that will slowly lead you to thinking and unfolding the right parameters of solution." Have faith and never lose hope. Just remember that when all else fails, hope will always stay afloat.