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DEAR READERS, I SEEK YOUR SPECIAL ATTETION ON THIS TOPIC - IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT, A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS WILL FALL IN PLACE. THIS IS KEY TO BEING HAPPY IN ALL SITUATIONS.
WE LIVE WITH OUR FAMILY BUT SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME WITH COLLEAGUES/CUSTOMERS/FRIENDS - IN SHORT, OUR SOCIAL CIRCLE. WE ATTEMPT TO BE NICE TO THEM AND PUT ON A COAT TO LOOK GOOD, SMELL, GOOD, AND BEHAVE GOOD ALL THE TIME.
FINALLY, WHEN WE ARE HOME, WE SUDDENLY BECOME DIFFERENT CREATURES. WE THINK THAT BECAUSE WE ARE HOME, WE CAN JUST BE OURSELVES - DO WHATEVER WE ARE HOME, WE CAN JUST BE OURSELVES, DO WHATEVER WE ARE HOME, WE CAN JUST BE OURSELVES - DO WHATEVER WE WANT - AND THAT IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO BECAUSE WE WANT TO UNWIND AND RELAX WITHOUT HAVING TO PLEASE ANYBODY.
GET READY TO FACE SOME UNPLEASANT FACTS. WE WANT TO BE GOOD IN FRONT OF THE WORLD BY TELLING OURSELVES THAT WE ARE GOING OUT AND DOING ALL THESE THINGS TO EARN SOME MONEY, SOCIAL STATUS, AND PROVIDE FOR THE FAMILY. THEN, WHEN WE COME BACK TO OUR FAMILY. WE THINK THAT WE ARE DONE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED THE MONEY TO RUN THE HOUSE - WHAT AN IRONY!
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YES, MONEY IS ONE OF THE THINGS A FAMILY NEEDS BUT MORE THAN THAT, THEY WANT US TO BE A PART OF THE FAMILY. THEY WANT US TO ENJOY THEIR COMPANY, THEY WANT US TO LISTEN TO THEIR STORIES, THEY WANT US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES, THEY WANT OUR UNINTERUPTED TIME, AND SO ON. ALL THESE THINGS ARE REVEALED WHEN WE SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEM.
YOU MAY WONDER HOW YOU CAN MANAGE TO DO THAT - YOU ONLY HAVE 24 HOURS A DAY, AND YOU SPEND A GOOD TWELVE TO FOURTEEN HOURS A DAY WORKING, INCLUDING COMMUTE TIME. GETTING READY AND SLEEPING TAKES AWAY NEARLY TEN HOURS - YOU ARE LEFT WITH TWO HOURS, WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THOSE TWO HOURS, NOT COUNTING THE ENDLESS INCOMING CALLS DURING THAT TIME?
THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOUR HEART AND MIND SHOULD BE ALINGNED - ONCE THE GAP IS REDUCED BETWWEN YOUR WORK AND HOME PERSONALLITY, YOU WILL BE FREED OF HAVING TO WEAR AN EXTRA COAT AND HAVING TO REMIND YOURSELF TO BEHAVE IN A SPECIFIC FASHION AT EITHER WORK OR HOME.
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ONCE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR WORK AND ARE TRUE TO YOURSELF, YOU WILL NOT BE STRESSED OUT. YOU WILL BE HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE AT WORK AND WHEN YOU ARE WITH YOUR FAMILY. ONCE YOU REALISE THAT FAMILY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR BEING, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO FIND TIME FOR IT, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME A PART OF YOUR ROUTINE.
THE WAY YOU PLAN YOUR WORK AND FAMILY AFFAIRS WILL BECOME ROUTINE, AND BRINGO! YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO WEAR TWO DIFFERENT CAPS. ENSURE YOUR LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK - KEEP NO SECRETS AND MAINTAIN AS MUCH TRANSPERENCY AS YOU CAN IN WORK AND AT HOME - THE LESSER THE BAGGAGE OF SECRECY, THE HIGHER THE PIE OF HAPPINESS. CONSTANTLY REMIND YOURSELF OF THIS MANTRA.