Shoulds

How many "shoulds" do you have in your life? Maybe you should work harder? Maybe you should call that old friend? Maybe you should eat and drink less? There are countless things that we tell ourselves we "should be doing." The problem with "shoulds" is that they are generally based on ours or more often somebody else's, ideals. Ideals are great but are not always based in reality. And it becomes very easy to overwhelm ourselves with a stack load of tasks that we can never hope to accomplish. Rather than making something a "should," ask your self.." Is this really important to me?" Don't try to pretend it is, if it isn't. Yes, try to do the right thing, but do the right thing that is in alignment with your being...not just an ideal.