A Return to Old Standards for Photographers

For some of you turning back the clock won't be easy to accept - sort of like using an old rotary phone! You don't have to turn things back quite that much, just take some time off!

by Skip Cohen

At the risk of sounding like I'm older than dirt, I might as well confess, I miss the kind of Sundays we had when I was a kid.  NOTHING was open!  No banks, no supermarkets, no Target, Macy's or malls.  Even gas stations were closed.

For those of you in the younger crowd who might think it's incredibly inconvenient, it forced us all to take a break.  My Dad didn't do anything except hang out with the family and at least in the summer time, we wound up at my grandmother's for a barbecue.   Relatives from Cleveland would make the long pilgrimage (all of 27 miles) out to visit, and always show up for dinner just as the burgers were coming off the grill.  

For most people a quiet relaxing Sunday had nothing to do with religious beliefs, it was simply a day of rest, because you had no other choices.  Nothing was open and in fact, of the three TV stations, on at least one of them, nothing was on until after 8:00 am!

So, let's start a trend - just a small one and get everybody we know to return to family values on Sundays.  We're just going to enjoy our family, read a book, leave the TV off until noon - forget about whatever it is we absolutely had to get done today.  We're just going to kick back and chill - smile more than we frown and make it a great day!

It's almost impossible to do, since I'm already here “working” and writing my blog, determined not to miss a day, but it can be done and we can all get off this trend of being obsessed with our own self-importance.  Don't just make today another Sunday - make it a great one!  Enjoy your family and remember all the work you need to do will still be there tomorrow morning.

I know my blog this morning isn’t original – I’ve written about the same topic at least a couple times in the past, but it’s a message everyone needs to be reminded about. You've earned the rest and the break - so make the most of it and at the end of day  I hope everybody can look themselves in the mirror and simply say, "Wow, I didn't do a damn thing today!"

For many of you just doing nothing today, but enjoying your family and friends, will be an amazing experience!

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