Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?
‘Lazy’, ‘idle’, ‘work shy‘
Such pejorative words!
They imply that taking a break
Means you are one to shirk!
I’d rather call them ‘rest days’
I’ll take less exercise
But doesn’t mean I’ll laze around
There’s other stuff to do.
Often it’s a ‘rest day’
Cos there’s no time to run
But they are often busy days
With plenty else to do.
Maybe there’s the odd day
When we’ll just hang around.
We all occasionally need a rest
To help us carry on.
But calling it a ‘lazy day’
Won’t appeal to me
Life’s too short.
How long is left?
I’d rather be active me.
As to being ‘productive‘
I’ve given up on ‘work‘
No more pushing paper around
We’re just producing food.
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