This really hit home to me especially the part where you said our conversations are evolved around what do you do for a living. As opposed to people saying what do you do that makes you happy. Work has become such a status symbol in this country ( US ) and adults and children are getting overstressed and overstressed and overstressed everyday.
Thank you for sharing Sue! It really has. I found myself often in this pattern of asking “what do you do for work?” but I’m actively trying to break it.
When I first met Sebastian’s family (Mexican culture), I was shocked that nobody asked about my career. I was almost offended. Now I realize how awesome it is to have people that see you for more than what you do for work. Instead of judging someone on their success or money, you are judging them on their character!
Great reflections. I always remind myself of the contrast between acute and chronic stress. When stress is acute, we can use it get better, to grow. When it’s chronic, however, it ends up wearing us down, making us worse off. Certainly our culture in the US glamorizes the high, chronic stress lifestyle -- we probably can learn something from the French as it comes to leisure time!
I totally agree! Acute stress can actually help the body. It’s when you have constant anxiety (which most of us do nowadays, myself included) that it really becomes an issue and manifests in your body.
This really hit home to me especially the part where you said our conversations are evolved around what do you do for a living. As opposed to people saying what do you do that makes you happy. Work has become such a status symbol in this country ( US ) and adults and children are getting overstressed and overstressed and overstressed everyday.
Thank you for your very thoughtful essay
Thank you for sharing Sue! It really has. I found myself often in this pattern of asking “what do you do for work?” but I’m actively trying to break it.
When I first met Sebastian’s family (Mexican culture), I was shocked that nobody asked about my career. I was almost offended. Now I realize how awesome it is to have people that see you for more than what you do for work. Instead of judging someone on their success or money, you are judging them on their character!
Great reflections. I always remind myself of the contrast between acute and chronic stress. When stress is acute, we can use it get better, to grow. When it’s chronic, however, it ends up wearing us down, making us worse off. Certainly our culture in the US glamorizes the high, chronic stress lifestyle -- we probably can learn something from the French as it comes to leisure time!
I totally agree! Acute stress can actually help the body. It’s when you have constant anxiety (which most of us do nowadays, myself included) that it really becomes an issue and manifests in your body.