Legally Rambling (July 15, 2010). Ok, so I am probably going to draw some ire for writing this, but here goes. Do we need a collective scale-back from the life style of "routine panic." A term I borrowed from Dr. James Dobson's book - Bringing up Boys.
Having been through my own divorce and witnessing it first hand on a daily basis, it just seems that something is not working anymore. I mean the two income family holds lots of promise. Lots of hope. But what does it deliver for our children? Is your life better? Is the relationship with your spouse better? Do you have time for faith and community? Do you have any time? Is there a margin in your day? It just seems that the financial pressures, wordly demands and expectations of others (including an endless barage of advertisements on a daily basis) are literally trapping many of us into an overtly stressful life. A stress that ruins relationships, harms children and traps us into less than fulfilling lives. I mean do you really need more responsibility, more work, more stuff, more titles, a better resume, more stress? It's a false promise. And, it's a choice we all make!
Thinking about it, I am just as guilty as the next guy. Like most professionals, my schedule at times is not my own. Yes, it results in routine panic - with professional control. I just feel - there has to be a better way.
Thinking back on my own childhood, what my parents gave was time and lots of it. It has really become the most priceless gift. We really need to make a margin in our day. A time for others or for us to recharge and reflect on the day.
Or, in the alternative is "routine panic" just the new normal for us all.
Ramble on!
Having been through my own divorce and witnessing it first hand on a daily basis, it just seems that something is not working anymore. I mean the two income family holds lots of promise. Lots of hope. But what does it deliver for our children? Is your life better? Is the relationship with your spouse better? Do you have time for faith and community? Do you have any time? Is there a margin in your day? It just seems that the financial pressures, wordly demands and expectations of others (including an endless barage of advertisements on a daily basis) are literally trapping many of us into an overtly stressful life. A stress that ruins relationships, harms children and traps us into less than fulfilling lives. I mean do you really need more responsibility, more work, more stuff, more titles, a better resume, more stress? It's a false promise. And, it's a choice we all make!
Thinking about it, I am just as guilty as the next guy. Like most professionals, my schedule at times is not my own. Yes, it results in routine panic - with professional control. I just feel - there has to be a better way.
Thinking back on my own childhood, what my parents gave was time and lots of it. It has really become the most priceless gift. We really need to make a margin in our day. A time for others or for us to recharge and reflect on the day.
Or, in the alternative is "routine panic" just the new normal for us all.
Ramble on!
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