Don’t should yourself in the foot
How many times today have you started a thought or sentence with the words, “I should”? It’s always right there on the tip of your tongue: “I should go for a run; I shouldn’t eat that croissant; I should be practical and not follow my dreams; I should be happy, so why aren’t I?” Every day, we rain the dictate of “should” on ourselves until we become drenched in dissatisfaction with the life we’re leading. Implicit in this seemingly innocuous verb are judgement and recrimination laced with a sense of obligation. Most times when we “should” ourselves it has very little to do with what we want or what feels good, but rather more to do with what is supposedly right for us. This internal conflict results in making life a chore instead of a genuine choice. It’s time to stop this eternal tug of war and swap out “should” for “want”.
Why should you?
We are in a constant battle with the life we think we should be leading as opposed to the one we are actually living. The chasm that exists in the middle is where
