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May 5, 2011
The Rushing RIVER.
I've always been busy, but lately it feels like my self is being swept away by my life.
How does one stay afloat in the rushing river? How do you hold on to the bits of you that matter?
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:( yoga or meditation helps me when I'm overwhelmed and can't remember whats really important. Any break where u can be alone, relaxed, thinking with no iterruptions. I hope u start to feel less overwhelmed soon! Hugs
ReplyDeletechocolate helps everything
ReplyDeleteI have yet to figure out the answer to this question.
ReplyDeleteLOVE.
ReplyDeleteThis could almost be my self-portrait, except I would change the sad face to one with spiral eyes and a happy face - like I'm hypnotized by it all and have gone totally mental. HAHA
Shit yeah I've been there!! (((Hugs))) It's hard wearing so many hats and dealing with so many things. What I do is set a timer and I either cry, journal, whine to a friend, blog, go outside and lay in the grass etc and I REALLY just dive into it. Feel crappy, whatever! After the timer goes off, I tell myself ok, that's it, no more and then I ask myself what do I need? What can be done? What can I change? I do what I can and I let go of the rest...(((Big big hugs)))
ReplyDeleteI've started ditching "them". With 2 under 2, a 6 year old in t-ball, and a big messy house, what little me-time I got was spent on date nights, girls nite out, etc... I was NEVER alone. So a couple days a week I drop my kindergardner at the bus stop, leave the littles with Daddy, and head to the track with my ipod and I walk. I suppose it's good exercise but mostly it's my THINKIE time. No one bugs me, touches me, needs anything from me. One of these days I'll be brave enough to leave my phone at home! (not there yet...)
ReplyDeletebeautiful piece..well go with the flow makes sense..try to steer clear of big waves..learn how to swim but especially learn to float so you don't drown in your own stuff..
ReplyDeleteNo answers for you, lovely lady. But I LOVE your drawing. You have captured 'feeling overwhelmed' beautifully.
ReplyDeleteAlso-->One day (or one hour) at a time.
take care
Shanon xox
Great animation. But sex is supposed to be a good thing, not one of the bad things, right?
ReplyDelete...right?
I'm still learning. Right now it's "eyes on the prize": get the house sold and join hubby in IL. Flying solo with two boys with a house on the market and hubby 900 miles away is not doing good things to my sanity. ;)
ReplyDelete:-( I hope things get better soon. You've had a lot all at once. It will get better.
ReplyDeleteYou need a tree branch of hope hanging over that river...
When I saw this picture and read the words, I just stopped and my eyes welled up. I can think of no better visual representation of my life right now than what I see in that picture. I'm sorry that you are feeling as overwhelmed by life as I am right now but a part of me is kind of glad that I'm not alone. You're not alone either JC. ((hugs))
ReplyDeleteWe're not alone, are we? And this is why we blog.
ReplyDeletesnorkels, water wings, and we float along until the river turns to booze. today my water wings deflated and the internet friends lifted me up. it was amazing. hang in there honey. big hug
ReplyDeleteThis is so much how I feel.
ReplyDeleteI hate that you are feeling the overwhelming rush of the river, too, because it sucks. Hopefully we will both reach a nice island and be able to rest for a bit.
Exercise, its the only thing that keeps me a little sane. I use coffee to try and keep up. Get 7 hours sleep.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow I love this. Completely sums up my life, except no dog, just a kitty who thankfully requires no walking. (Found you via your post on Aiming Low.)
ReplyDeleteHey, I've swum in that river! I think I got sucked under once in an eddy. Fantastic image. Now I'm off to pass it on....
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