Don't follow down the road with side-blinders on

Happy Friday!

It is Friday. Finally. If you're reading this, do both of us a favor and go get yourself a treat for making it through the week without strangling anyone. Well, if you did, I'm sorry because that sucks.

I told a co-worker today that it doesn't matter how easy-going my week can go, I'm still exhausted and drained by the end of the week. Probably need to get more sleep and stress and worry less and not to take on too much. Aha, nervous laughter, yeah, that's probably not going to happen anytime soon.

I hope all is well with my readers. If not, please let me know and we can talk. I want everyone to know that if they need someone to listen, I'll lend them an ear.

Here's the link to my latest Odyssey article: Love Lessons I've Learned From Ballroom Dancing.

Today's topic is something I'm sure everyone is familiar with and, if not, will experience sooner or later in life. There are many forms of it than we might think of. It can be sugar-coated to the point we actually believe it. What is ironic is that we don't even realize we are doing it or experiencing it.

tunnel vision

When people first hear this phrase, their first thoughts are probably about driving. They wouldn't be wrong. It's common and understandable to get tunnel vision when driving, especially when driving somewhere you have been a million times and know the route like the back of your hand. Your brain takes a break and your subconscious takes over and you end up getting lost in your thoughts. The next thing you know, you arrived at your destination Or other cases, someone could be driving and be so focused on getting to the destination that they forget to enjoy the scenery or landscape every so often. 

For a literal person, this is where they stop. Tunnel vision actually applies and is associated with more than just driving. You could get so focused on a goal or mission that you end up missing out on commitments or precious family time you can't get back, forgetting and mixing up your priorities. It's so easy to do this. Get caught up in this way of life. Maybe in some twisted way, you might start to believe it defines you as person and if you fail, you feel completely and utterly lost. But it doesn't. Don't let your career, your job define you as a person. You are so much more than that. There is so much more to you than your social status, economic status, work status.

Until next week, 

Thought of the day