Escape From Yourself

Few hours from now is going to be Monday. It was just like few hours ago when I was in the office anticipating for the weekend.

A new working week will again start and I still don’t feel satisfied with the weekend break. Don’t get me wrong but I enjoyed the weekend. I think that explains the feeling of discontentment. It just wasn’t enough, I guess. But I think most of us feel the same, right?

If you really think about it, you have been doing the same routine every week. You know it’s tiring but you keep waking up in the morning-- in my case, every evening--, dress up and off you go to work. We look forward to weekends. This is how most of our routines look like. As for me, it has always been this way most of the time.

But sometimes we just have to suck it in and deal with it. We think, “well, it’s how my life is” or if not, “I have to do this to be successful” and anything else. But if we come to think of it, we are actually not “forced” to be in it but rather we somehow “choose” to be in it. It’s got your signature written all over that suck-y life you make for yourself. And if this is the case, isn’t it understandable that we can also use the same choice to get out of the mess we choose?

Yes and no.

Yes, since no one can really force you to decide on what to do. I know people or situation can somehow “influence” you in choosing the life we live. But in reality it is still you who calls the shot.

No, depending on the influence people or the situation has over you. The significant the person or situation is, the difficult it is to choose against them.

I remember my dad used to force me to wear the shirts I never really felt like wearing during elementary days. Although I always end up wearing those super-tight shirts anyway, I still managed to “influence” him in not making me wear them the next time. I would always find a way to make those shirts “un-wearable” again (most of the time I put stains on the shirts).

The point is, we may be trapped in doing the same old routine we choose for ourselves but we still have a choice. We can still choose to take a break from the routine and have a bit of fun. Simple joys and pleasures can do great things to a tired spirit. Engage yourself in activities shake of the worries caused by work during the week. Get rid of stress. Smile or better yet, laugh.