Modern life is busy and can be exhausting especially when trying to look after elderly parents, grandchildren and ourselves. When I was in senior management and lecturing on management I was often asked how to cope. My favourite text was 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People' by Covey. My favourite habit was 'Sharpen your Saw'.
The story goes along the lines of this 'A man was sawing down a huge tree stump. He sawed and sawed and the more he worked the less progress he made and the more exhausted he got. Another man seeing this said 'Your saw is blunt. The more you use it the more blunt it gets - you need to take time off to sharpen your saw'.
That's what we all need to do take time off, sharpen our saw, in other words rest and recuperate - come back to the task afresh with sharpened enthusiasm and energy. Are we any good at this- I know I have to remind myself of this on occasion.
Best wishes for a sharpening kind of day.
Good Morning Thursday 25th April 2024
Lack of public toilets in towns.