Great post. And very true. We frustrate ourselves so often with what should be, only to fall short of expectations and feel guilty or depressed.
It kind of reminded me of the Royal We. Not sure if you have that expression in the USA but in Canada and I imagine the UK it's common (at least used to be). Imagine when someone says to you, "We should try to keep the yard cleaner" for example. What they really mean is you should do it. I'm sure there are better examples. Hopefully you know what I mean though.
Thanks. And I love the last photo on the beach. It's really what you should be doing... :)