This post is more about questions than answers. <\/p>\n
There’s a lot of pressure on us to succeed: be a good parent, partner, child, employee, employer, friend. It doesn’t seem to ever end. Do we act based on what we desire, what we think is best for us, what we think we’re supposed to do? <\/p>\n
Do we step on a track and just keep following where it leads, without evaluating whether or not it’s what we should really be doing?<\/p>\n
The problem with the pressure to succeed is the fear of failing. Failure is such a loaded word. It’s hard to accept failure in one part of our lives and not let it affect other areas. For instance, just because parenting is the pits at any given time, doesn’t mean we can’t still be a good partner. Or just because we’re thinking that dropping out of school makes the most sense given life\/family responsibilities doesn’t mean we can’t be a good employee.<\/p>\n
These things don’t have to be connected but the message to be superwoman — to do it all — to be the best — is so strong that it’s hard to keep a head up when things are looking dim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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