Enjoy life and take a short break

Ellen Says: Most of you already know this, that vacation time is something precious to us as blogger, but perhaps some of you never actually considered how important it can be to really have a short break .

We need vacation time as much as anyone else and no doubt about it much more than some other skilled professionals, since we have a very mentally demanding profession. We need a fresh, clear mind and a fair amount of patience to do our jobs right and as such to become even better at whatever endeavour we set our sights to accomplish. This article serves, I hope, to make you think a little more about the need to take the time to free yourself from the busy grind of your everyday busy schedule, and to enjoy life.

After all, if we put the effort to consider all this, what is the use getting to much work and not enough time to rest, and with a heart attack or a stress related depression just waiting to happen. Take the time to smell the roses and of course buy yourself some more years of health with a simple method, learn to say “no, I’ll be on vacation”. “While I’m young I can work without taking the time to rest” or so many may think in their heads. The idea is “Oh, I’ll rest when I’m older and when I have a fat bank account”, but guess what, that money is going straight to medical bills and drugs to keep you calm and stress-free when that time comes.

I harsh point of view regarding this matter, perhaps, but please don’t get me wrong, I love what I do, and I hope to do it for many and long years to come, nevertheless I also see what is in store for me, and for us as a professional class if we do not take care of our health and enjoy what we have. Never forget that your health comes first and your bank account comes afterwards (and not necessarily right afterwards), even if in most cases it may not seem like it at the time.

Enjoy life and your vacation on the beach or ski slopes, visiting museums, or simply relaxing in your own house or somewhere else, whatever meets your fancy. Simply free your mind from the boundaries and pressure of your work while you can, and take advantage of what this world has to offer, before you realize its too late. In the long run it may prove to be a very advantageous way to spend your time.