A couple of years ago I was struggling with the pressures of my first full-time job. It was the fall after the 2015 refugee crisis that hit Europe, and Sweden, with a force great enough to change an entire country’s view on immigration. For good or for worse.
I met families torn apart by war and smugglers. I heard stories
I came in to the doctor’s office. When he heard what my occupation was he barely looked me in the eye before he sort of shrugged and said “I’ll get you your sick leave”. I didn’t have to explain more than that.
He then continued to discuss what I was to do with this extra time I was given. I was to work out everyday. Read books I wanted to read. Meet friends. Not be alone. Then he looked at me and said
The best way to relax is to focus.
And I believed him.
