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Where Would You Spend All Your Time If You Could?
Itâs a simple question, but itâs something that very few of us ever really think about, simply because itâs wellâŠsimple.
Itâs one of those âget to know youâ questions. One that you might ask someone on a first date, but it really is interesting to think about.
Where would you spend all your time if you could?
When my children were young, Iâd take the opportunity to pull them out of school once a month on a Friday, and weâd go to the beach. Iâd pack enough food to last us the day, and weâd head down to our favorite spot to just kill the day.
I called them âmental health daysâ.
When I called the school to let them know that my children wouldnât be there that day, the school secretary would say âOhhhâŠare they ill?â and Iâd respond with âNope. Weâre taking a âmental health dayââŠgoing to the beach.â And sheâd say âTHAT is amazing. Have fun!â
Weâd pack up the car for the 20-minute ride to our favorite beach. The kids would play with their toys in the sand and the water, happy in the knowledge that everyone else was at school, but they were at the beach with Mom.
I loved sitting in my beach chair under an umbrella, watching them play, while thoroughly enjoying the vastness of the ocean. I remember how much I relished the feeling of the windâŠ