How Many Donkeys are you Carrying on Your Back?

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Before you roll your eyes, let me explain why this question does make sense. It came up in a recent conversation with a friend. No, neither one of us…

How Many Donkeys are you Carrying on Your Back?
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This is the story of our Endless Weekend. For a combined five-ish decades we dealt with the usual high tech rat race: alarms, cubicles/hobbit holes, TPS reports, productivity indicators/red lab coats. It was a good run (though Dilbert is more accurate than not), but it was all … Work Days, Week Days vs. Week Ends. No more Week Days. In the summer of 2019, we, husband and wife in our 40s, decided to embark on an Endless Weekend (read: early retirement). Come share our journey, it starts here.

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18 thoughts on “How Many Donkeys are you Carrying on Your Back?”

        1. I’m so glad you liked it! What’s funny (?) is that in the last couple of days, I’ve had 2 different opportunities to use it in conversation. Sadly, I’m not sure they appreciated as much as you did 😛

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  2. I think we all do (or have done) things because we think that’s what others want us to do. It’s a tiring, frustrating, defeating existence!! This story is a good reminder, and God knows when I might need it! I tend to remember these types of stories at just the right moment.

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    1. That’s a great skill to be able to recall the right story at the right time! I tend to remember them an hour or a day too late 🙃

      And, yes. These donkeys taking up residence on our backs are exactly how you described them: annoying, frustrating, and s defeating 😖 If only I knew of a good way to disperse them: any thoughts/ideas?

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        1. He does, and the quote sounded divine 🙂

          Why is it that the simplest pieces of advice are some of the hardest to follow? … May I ask if you always felt this way or if this was something that “grew” on you as you grew wiser?

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