I’m fascinated by the ethical tangles involved in taking vacations or indulgence or treating myself. On my ten-year anniversary I was forced to ask myself some hard questions: Is going to Disneyland my form of self-care? Is it something I “earned” by my hard work, by making money, by being overwhelmed with the world? Is it a place to celebrate, to enjoy time with my husband, to engage in nostalgia and let my inner child (who is only slightly less judgmental than my actual self) run free? Perhaps it’s all of that, and something more. I’ve learned that we don’t always understand our minds or the
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