“You’re allowed to be tired.”
If you feel like you’re overstretched, overwhelmed, burned out and behind on things... Just trying to keep your head above water... This one is for you.
One of the primary purposes of our personal development is to expand our capacity and streamline our effort. We have ambitions to live big lives with impactful careers, great habits, and strong relationships. We’re constantly in search of ways to improve so that then we can put more of ourselves in what we care about.
However, if you find yourself on the opposite side of the spectrum - exhausted instead of inspired - it’s not a reflection that your self-growth isn’t working or that you’re failing. It’s just because you have a lot on your plate.
Perhaps you’re keeping tough to carry the emotional burden of your family, managing urgent and stressful situations in your work, and knowing that you’re not doing everything you want to be doing for yourself and your own wellness. It can be frustrating to know that so much needs to get done and you just don’t have the energy for it.
First, I want you to be able to accept how things are and give yourself permission that it’s okay to be tired. Everyone has a limit, and being worn out by life is an indicator that you’ve reached yours.
But that’s not something to judge yourself about or feel ashamed of. It can actually be a really useful tool. It’s a prompt to help you think more about what specifically is causing you more stress, taking up more of your emotional capacity, and pulling from your inspiration. It urges you to audit your conditions, and in that awareness lies the wisdom of what you need to do next.
If that’s the season you’re in and you want to get out of it, I’d ask you to identify your biggest constraint. Are you limited by time, navigating difficult situations, working with demanding people, or in the middle of something that requires a lot of you? Having an awareness for that it will validate your feelings and give you hope that you’ll be able to work through it. You can’t change what you’re not aware of.
Certain periods of life are more challenging than others. It’s completely normal to feel the weight of that. But don’t use it as a reason to be hard on yourself. You’re allowed to be tired. It happens, and as long as you find small ways to be proactive about decreasing your commitments and increasing your self-care, you’ll find your way out of it. You got this!
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