Sometimes that’s all we need.. A break.. Not necessarily a handout.. Nothing that a stimulus package can provide except for covering your overdue cable bill or maybe the heating bill, cuz those charges continue to rise for no dang reason.. Having you thinking someone is stealing electricity from you or something..
Nah, the break I’m talking about is a self-imposed break.. Time away from it all.. Cuz we all need those.. We might feel like superheroes from time to time, but none of us have recuperating powers like Wolverine.. It’s just not happening.. We need rest.. Shoot, sometimes we need a reset button, but for some reason we don’t allow ourselves to press it.. Or even pause.. Nah, if we do that, then somehow we’ll be human.. Newsflash.. We are human.. We can take a break.. We definitely need them..
Hillary needs one, but she keeps pressing on.. Now she looks like a stray dog or cat lashing out at anybody who tries to feed her.. That’s not a good look.. Ever heard of the term, “sleep on it”? We can do that.. Cuz the opposite is probably worse.. Barack has needed them, and he’s stayed away.. And has looked poised after doing so.. TV shows take breaks, so that they can come back with fresh ideas and insight (someone please tell that to VH1 and BET).. Sports leagues do the same thing.. Even the government.. Shoot, some sleep while they are on the job!! (too easy of a shot to take, my bad)..
Go overseas if you get the chance.. If anyone knows how to break, it’s people outside of the US!! They start with about 3 months of vacation.. When they break, they break.. Out.. Gone.. 0-90 in 2 seconds.. They don’t look back, worry about workload, nothing.. They just bounce.. And come back 3 months later and get right back into it.. It’s a beautiful thing to witness.. Ever wondered about their economy or standard of living and wonder why it’s better than ours?? Go peep the game that they play..
Us? US? Here? Sheeit.. We rush back from our vacation, stressing about all the work that’s on our table.. We lose vacation days doing that.. We don’t sleep well on Sunday, knowing we gotta go back in and clean up after someone else’s mess.. Am I lying?
Gangsters need breaks too! Shoot, some of them take longer ones in federal establishments.. I mean, you don’t want those breaks, but sometimes it’s a necessary evil.. Bad boys move in silence.. Really? Tell some of them dudes around the block making all that noise.. Oh, my bad, those aren’t gangsters either.. They just act.. We have to educate our actors as well.. Your block is hot? Take a break for a sec, cuz that’s silence too.. Job getting under your skin, call out sick.. Take a break, before they break you..
Only have a few vacation days left? Take mental breaks during the day.. Read a book at night.. Relax your mind, let your conscience be free.. Daydream.. Go chill with your girl/boy for a drink.. Sit on the corner and listen to the street.. Check out sites that push your boundaries.. Those are breaks too.. You really think your boss expects you to work every minute of every day? Get real.. I’m a boss, and I know good and well, that I’m lucky to get 5 productive hours out of my people every day.. It is what it is.. I used to be in the same position, and the bottom line was getting ht job done.. That’s what I did, and I did in less than 8 hours.. I had some me time in there.. So, don’t stress over “the man” watching your every move.. We can’t do that.. We don’t have the time nor the energy for that, because it shows over time.. The people at the top learned that when they were on the bottom.. We ain’t really tripping over that..
So take a break.. A few of them.. Every little bit counts.. You’re not asking anymore, remember, you’re taking in 2008.. Take a break.. Chill out, relax.. Think.. Thinking might be the best break known to all of us.. Think hard, think twice, think about yourself.. For a change.. I won’t tell.. I promise..
