The incessant need to keep up with a fast-moving world does indeed take its toll. Lowering attention spans and a mind constantly on the run for the next dopamine fix does not help either. Then there is the rat race where one is constantly trying to keep up with the competition at work while also trying to pack in as many activities and tasks in one day. Trying to make sense of the many concerns associated with everyday life, one does not often realize the toll that life in modern times takes on our health, vitality and even our ability to focus and have a well-rounded experience of an important stress buster, namely bedroom activity.
The loss of vigour can suddenly creep on us. There’s that tennis match with colleagues you may have missed on Sunday morning after being put through the grinder at work through the week. It beings slowly. A loss of interest in undertaking physical activities like meeting friends for a game on the weekend, or hiking, or even going for the daily morning run. A feeling of ‘too much to do, too little time’ makes its presence felt. The escape from this rigour can seen impossible at times. Have you ever sat all haggard at work with more than one thing on your mind: the mood of your boss, the ceaseless pending work, the impossible traffic you’ll encounter on your way back and the time that you are sacrificing by being at work instead of being with a loved one at home.
It is known that much of our worry comes from ‘dramatic everyday responsibilities.’ Deadlines and pressures both of the physical and mental nature are generally unknown to us and slide by under our radar with us assuming them part of everyday life. Stress may precipitate physical and mental fatigue, loss of appetite and concentration etc. Major turning points in life like marriage, buying a house or welcoming a new-born may be run-of-the-mill for some while others may find the burden too heavy to bear all at once.
A proper work-life balance is the key to a happy and fullfilled life. Today, our work-life increasingly demands more and more of our energies, but we must save the best of that for the last. Do you want to go back home haggard, tired, ‘not in the mood’ from work? No one does, but it happens often. Imagine starting on a fresh note after all the day’s ‘work’ is done! All it takes is a bit of motivation and the right encouragement.
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