What does it mean to be free?

Nov

What does it mean to be free?

Lately, I’ve been feeling a little micromanaged … by my Google calendar.

“Go do this!” it says, “K, now go that!”

“What – you don’t have time to get from there to there within the allotted time frame because of traffic?”

“What – you’re ‘tired’? Well take a power nap then so you can get on to the next thing!”

Perhaps you can relate… complete this (and do so quickly) so you can go on to that. No time to enjoy this or that, not really. Just focus and complete the task.

Perhaps this is a flaw in over-scheduling oneself? Perhaps. Regardless, it seems to be how we operate as a society. I mean, how does one support themselves, have any kind of down-time, and go to school simultaneously? Or how does a mom juggle a few children, a relationship with her husband, a job, and her own personal endeavors (church, friends, etc.)?

Well it’s the American way!

And it’s gotten me feeling like, between my harsh and bossy calendar, and the many expectations to blow out of the water, in spite of what the constitution might say, I’m not really free at all.