Monday; January 27
Do you wish we could get back to those carefree days of days gone by? I say that with a bit of tongue in cheek because I don’t know that I can ever remember any “carefree” days – either collectively or personally. There have always been issues that have occupied our minds and, personally, we all have our problems. While I think there are some people who might get closer to being carefree than others of us, I would imagine that even they have issues that occupy their minds. There are a lot of reasons to have trouble relaxing and going with the flow, but I believe that one of the most common ones is that we are too afraid of making mistakes to enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle. There are a lot of us that are wound-up pretty tight because we don’t want to mess things up. Even those who aren’t perfectionists by definition struggle with anything close to a laze faire mentality. It’s not enough to give it our best shot, we want to do everything well. I realize...