The tutor comments about a necessary component of every lifestyle.

Some people know how to relax, while others find it challenging. Yet, I’d argue, everyone needs to do it. I’m not sure everyone agrees with me.

From when I was younger, I recall years I’d barely ever relax. I was constantly afraid I’d “miss out” on an experience or an opportunity. Sitting back, relaxing, seemed like a waste of time. Yet, I knew other people, even my own age, who indeed did relax. Visiting them, I’d learn that, many nights, they’d return from work and just watch TV. Somehow, there was a wholesome charm to their self-assurance that the world wouldn’t run away from them while they reclined on the couch.

Nowadays, I suspect I was ahead of my time when I was young: so many people seem busy always, very often with supposed leisure activities. In many cases, those leisure activities can be very demanding. Therefore, even during their leisure hours, the devoted participants don’t relax.

While I might have been ahead of my time back then, I’ve come to believe I was wrong. The people who went to work, then came home to relax, seem to have had it right; now I’m one of them. I think I spent a lot of my youth running in circles. Instead, after finishing my homework, I should have stayed in and watched the X-Files.

Work, study, and fitness all have their place, but so does relaxation. Relaxation seems the first activity to be sacrificed when time is short. However, such a timetable may not be sustainable. Perhaps that’s easier for me to believe; an academic is often happy with a slower pace of life.

I’ll be talking more about time management and priorities in future posts:)

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.