Day 2 - 284 -- Disengaging and Disconnecting

Today was treated as a 'found' day -- I did some bits of housework and cooking, but spent much of the time relaxing. It was somewhat difficult to try to avoid thinking of or starting to work on things from the paid job. It seemed that there wouldn't likely be a day for a while that would allow me to avoid paid work for a whole day, so I took advantage of it now.

A friend once told me they were looking for a vocation not a job. When asked to elaborate, to them it meant that the 'job' would be a 24/7 commitment, meaning it would need to be something that they felt passionate about. Well, I do love teaching and love asking questions and finding answers -- aka research <smile>. Administrative silliness has bothered me in all jobs. When things were getting more intense in the admin domain in my last job, I chose to move on to one where teaching and research were part of the job description. While those two aspects of the job were to be the majority, the percentage of time devoted to admin tasks has been increasing each year. That takes away from the time necessary to devote to the teaching and research. It means that taking time for oneself doesn't seem to fit anywhere in the 24 hours of a day. Taking a day for me, then, is a difficult action, but I admit that I feel better when I do this. <smile>

The lyrics of the selection for today cover the need to relax and tune out the pressures that surround us. The psychedelic quality of the music and vocals may even help some to relax. Enjoy!

Tomorrow Never Knows -- The Beatles