I’m on vacation. But it’s hard to get rest t0day. We save up vacation days to rest but are usually more exhausted by the time we get home.
Some thoughts I’ve had recently are triggered from a couple different books. Essentially the books argue towards my belief that we are a generation of idealists*.
We would rather anticipate a vacation due to the fact that we can make it better than reality in our imagination.
If we had a choice to go on vacation today or in a week, most would choose in a week. The anticipation alone can be a natural upper for those seven days of work or mayhem.
I wonder if this stems from being let down again and again?
We would rather dream of perfection than enjoy reality. Or have we dreamed of perfection because we feel entitled to it, therefore reality always lets us down? Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?
Who knows…
…too much to think about on vacation.
I am attempting to rest this week. I am home with my parents and always resort to how I was at age 9. (Except for the lemonade stand, which I would have if we had more traffic and the profit margin would support my coffee habit.) I am striving to rest, relax and play in the woods. Maybe even build a fort with my brother.
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How do you rest? Are you able to find the space to rest?
Do you come back from vacations more exhausted or energized?
P.S. Let’s be honest…no one typifies being “on vacation” better than Bob.
The books I believe influenced my above ponderings: The Paradox of Choice: Why Less is More by Barry Schwartz and Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
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Hi Joy,
came over from Jenny’s site, I really liked what you had to say. I look forward to reading your blog in the future. God Bless
Jim Travis
you summed it up perfectly when you said “I am striving to rest”… i feel like my entire life (physical and spiritual) is lived in that paradox.
Mary thinks...
When I go on vacation, I want to do something different. I want to experience something I can’t experience in my every day life. I need to see something new, meet someone new, go someplace new. usually I end up feeling exhausted, but fulfilled and satisfied.
My husband wants to stay home, read a book and watch a movie. I think we can do that any night of the week after work, but it is differnt to stay in bed reading, knowing you don’t have to be anywhere else.
We alternate between going somewhere and staying home for our breaks.
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