If you are like me,
a happy workaholic,
you have likely
been telling yourself
you’ll take a break
when the pandemic crisis
is over,
when we can travel again,
when the world is ‘normal.’
It hasn’t been ‘normal’
(if there is such a thing)
in over a year.
There will always
be another crisis.
We need rest.
We need to unwind.
We need to do nothing
for a day or two,
to escape the pressures
weighing down on us.
If you can,
take a break.
Walk in the park.
Sit in the backyard.
Read a fiction book.
Have a refreshing beverage.
Take a day or longer
for yourself.
We all need to
re-energize.