21 Rest Room

Heart Fullness

How could this have happened? I cannot believe I did this. Another deadline—in a stack of deadlines. My body keeps trying to get me to slow down but I do not have time for that. I will try to make time over the next month if nothing else comes up. If I just work a little harder this month, things might get easier and then I can take a break. I wish the world would stop for a week just so I could sleep.

I am so tired. I hear the thoughts in my head constantly: “I really need to rest. I need to get some sleep. I wish I could take a break.” My body is screaming for some time off. I don’t listen. I just keep pushing. I keep giving. I keep placing everything else in front of myself. I can take a break next week. I just ...

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