I’ve started this week’s blog post about five times and I keep hitting the delete button. I’m just not feeling it this week. I’m in a funk. Everything I write feels blah because I feel blah. I’m tired and cranky and overwhelmed and moody (yes, poor Todd!). I’ve not been as productive as I want to be because I’ve been having too much fun being the guest of honor at my own pity party. I want to climb in the bed and stay…for days. Everything feels hard and I’m resentful because everything “seems” easy for everyone else, although I know it’s not.
I have nothing witty to say, no great lesson to cast upon you, I’m just showing up. And you know what? That’s ok. Sometimes just showing up is the best we can do. Although we don’t want to burden others with our sob stories, sometimes it’s nice to know that others have these kinds of days. A kind of day where my hair feels too short, my thighs feel too big, my house feels too messy, my laundry feels too overwhelming, my job feels too scary, my kids feel too old, my friends feel too distant, my blog feels too insignificant, my heart feels too heavy, my diet feels too boring, my moods feel too manic, my smiles feel too absent, and my guilt feels too consuming because I have no “good reason” to feel all these things…I just do.
Here’s the thing. I showed up today and I’m going to show up tomorrow…and the next day and the next. Because that’s what we do. We keep showing up until our gloomy days feel sunny again. And they will. That’s the beauty and irony of life…nothing is permanent. Whatever you may be experiencing in this moment, know that this too shall pass. It will, I promise.
I posted this quote on my LimitlessLessons facebook page this morning and I love it.
I have nothing witty to say, no great lesson to cast upon you, I’m just showing up. And you know what? That’s ok. Sometimes just showing up is the best we can do. Although we don’t want to burden others with our sob stories, sometimes it’s nice to know that others have these kinds of days. A kind of day where my hair feels too short, my thighs feel too big, my house feels too messy, my laundry feels too overwhelming, my job feels too scary, my kids feel too old, my friends feel too distant, my blog feels too insignificant, my heart feels too heavy, my diet feels too boring, my moods feel too manic, my smiles feel too absent, and my guilt feels too consuming because I have no “good reason” to feel all these things…I just do.
Here’s the thing. I showed up today and I’m going to show up tomorrow…and the next day and the next. Because that’s what we do. We keep showing up until our gloomy days feel sunny again. And they will. That’s the beauty and irony of life…nothing is permanent. Whatever you may be experiencing in this moment, know that this too shall pass. It will, I promise.
I posted this quote on my LimitlessLessons facebook page this morning and I love it.
I’ve written about being brave in a previous blog post and I sincerely believe that one of the most courageous acts is just showing up. I love the fact that we get the gift of a new day…a new beginning…a fresh start. So, as Ralph Waldo Emerson so perfectly said, “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
See you tomorrow! Maybe even with a new blog post and a smile on my face!
See you tomorrow! Maybe even with a new blog post and a smile on my face!
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