What I am really trying to say -
Is that we truly enjoy most of the activities we choose to do and not take on "extra" things that only stress ourselves out.
There are some activities that are in the "have to" category - and there is no getting out of or around them - and every person/family has to work that out.
I am in favor of minimizing them as much as possible, though.
Many of us have only so many resources available to us (financial, time, energy, emotional) - and I think it's important that we use them wisely.
One of the ladies used "the spoon theory" to explain what it is like to have a chronic illness.
That analogy can also be applied to the things we choose to do. If we take on things we don't want or need to do - there is less available for the things we do want and/or need to do.
What I wish for all of us:
Contentment - gratitude/appreciation - serenity (as in The Serenity Prayer)
((hugs)) to all of you that like hugs - a "high five" - which is about all the physical contact our older grandsons will tolerate now - to the rest of you.