A Mental Day

I work in finance and must say that earlier this week and end of last week, there has been no better time to live by the words “ignorance is bliss.” Now don’t get me wrong, these are not words in general that I like to live by and I think it is important to test our limits. I usually like to pay close attention to what is going on in the world and try to be considerate of my fellow man or woman. That being said, the fluctuating markets globally were quite hard to ignore and after being in this industry for as long as I have, I’d say these are something the average person needn’t pay such close attention to—at least if they want to keep some degree of sanity and avoid unnecessary stress.

As I thought about this and my opinion of our volatile markets, it made me think of all the directions that we are pulled in. I was speaking with a family member the other day who told me I need to pay more attention to what is going on in our country from a political perspective and I could only stare open-mouthed in response. It isn’t that I am ignorant to what is going on—I read extensively and often find myself looking for unbiased opinions. Despite this, I find myself simply overwhelmed by life’s to do list and the directions we are pulled in. We work, care for are families, try to be good citizens and try not to be ignorant to difficulties around us. Some days are more successful than others.

At the end of all this, I guess I’m saying that it doesn’t warrant beating yourself up because you need a mental break every now and then—everyone does. We don’t want to walk around with blinders on but at this point we’ve learned we are all different and only we know are limits best.

Happy writing this week!