Back To Basics

I was doing some light reading a little while ago, and I found a personal item which caused me to reflect on the last few years. A combination of factors led me to take another job which not only consumed my time and life, but caused a rift within my personal life. I've been avoiding any kind of personal life because of a series incidents that happened a little over three years ago, which also caused a rift within my family. I recently read an article in one of the airline magazines that dealt with the topic of overwork and over-scheduling of our children and ourselves. Well, I don't have any kids that I know about, but I do agree that we do seem to define ourselves to some degree by the work that we do. Sometimes, we forget that our jobs are just that -- our jobs. It was about three years ago when I stopped having that life separate from work, and it was so gradual to me that I never really noticed or believed it. Hey, it happened, and it's time that I did something about it. Now, all I need is an "I told you so" from my friend Jon, and this posting will be complete. In the last several weeks, I have been slowly starting to get my life back, and I never really understood the full reason why until today. It's about time, isn't it? See ya.