I’ve been trying to find a new hobby to obsess about, but I think I should concentrate instead on the ones I already have and try to get better at them. Yes – Winter in Britain is a long and painful slog through darkness and it’s good to have distractions, but I already have lots to keep me occupied. Mathew is getting more and more active and requires more and more interaction. Virus-permitting, the NFL season kicks off in two weeks, so I’ll be spending lots of time watching live games, listening to podcasts and indulging myself in statistics. Hopefully, we’ll be able to do lots of weekend visits to family members and friends (which was sorely missed during lockdown). All that stuff is good, but they’re all things that I used to feel guilty about doing and enjoying. This year has taught me the lesson that the voice inside me that says ‘You shouldn’t be doing THIS, you SHOULD be doing something else; something productive or work-related’ is a voice that needs to be ignored.
RC 27-8-20
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