Seriously.
I want to be strong and brave and full of energy. I want to leap tall mounds of laundry while whipping up a healthy meal. I want to write helpful posts and get on my forum and truly be inspiring, calling my friends to action. I want the public to adore me and those in need seek me out to rescue them…
My only problem with becoming an action figure lies in the fact that I am just too tired. I had a friend the other day call me while he was on the way to work and say, “Have you ever been tired and then you’re just tired and then you are really tired…?” Uh, yeah, I know that one. So damn tired you can’t even think of another word for it.
Get real.
The truth is I really don’t want to be a fantasy rescuer or an ideal of any kind. Not today, anyway. I just want to be me. Fully present and in the body. Un-tired, alert and, mostly, available. To strive to be a super-woman or super-hero just isn’t healthy and puts my “Burned Out” radar on alert.
Do what you can but do something.
On the days when I am tired, and tired and mostly tired I actually do something: rest. It’s the only way back to being able to take action on all of those “must do” lists. Total self-nurturing, take the phone off the hook, unscheduled time-out rest. My best advice for becoming an action figure. Refuel. Relax.
Give yourself permission to take off the super cape and put up your feet for a while. After all, you can’t give away what you don’t own.
Breathe.
