I noticed an odd pattern recently, upon returning from
\nthat latest intense wilderness adventure. It’s not the
\nfirst time this has happened.<\/p>\n
When people asked how my vacation was, I bristled. An
\nodd response, I know! I immediately insisted that I
\nwasn’t on vacation, I was on an adventure, or was at a
\nconference, or was doing something else work-related or
\ndifficult.<\/p>\n
Upon examination, I find that there are two reasons I
\nrespond this way. One is because deep in my
\nconditioning is the belief that a “vacation” is a time
\nto relax, play, do nothing productive, and it is only
\nappropriate when it’s “well earned.”<\/p>\n
That means of course that one has to have worked
\nreally, really hard, struggled, suffered, sacrificed,
\nachieved something significant, and now “deserves” a
\nbreak.<\/p>\n
When I’m doing my usual life, it’s a mix of working
\nhard and playing. I’m self-employed, so I’m on my own
\nschedule. Usually, I’m working on things for which
\nthere’s no finish line in sight, and I usually feel
\nthat I haven’t done enough to “deserve” a vacation.<\/p>\n
Then, I notice that no matter how much I’ve done, that
\nbelief that I haven’t done enough is ever-present. With
\nthat belief in place, I will never, ever, “deserve” to
\ntake a vacation.<\/p>\n
Instead, the choice is between guilt and work–or, a
\nwhole lot of justifying that it wasn’t “really” a
\nvacation.<\/p>\n
Hmmm! Time for some re-examining of those beliefs,
\nwouldn’t you say?<\/p>\n
How is it with you and vacation?<\/p>\n
Your thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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