be everyone

I am tired. It’s not because of anything I’ve done, like a good long run or hours of yard work. No, I’m tired because of an accumulation of recent events in life. It’s important to recognize when life is tiring you out. Because that happens. It’s real. Good things, hard things, all the things – doesn’t matter. There are times when it’s exhausting.

So when you feel tired, pay attention, and don’t underestimate the impact that life has on the psyche and the body. Sure, we all have rough days but when you get a string of them back to back it’s really critical to see it for what it is.

In my case, in the past four and a half weeks, I’ve lost a 19-year-old pet, had cataract surgery, lost a big client, had a flood in my house from a faulty dishwasher and had to install an indirect hot water heater. So, sad thing, good thing, bummer but it happens all the time thing, unexpected thing one and thing two which are unrelated to each other. I’m pretty sure I’ve forgotten a few of the smaller bumps in the road but you can see why I’m tired.

I am not complaining; I am noticing. I am seeing my physical tiredness for what it is – a somatic response to multiple stressors, good and challenging, for what they are.

Stuff happens to everyone. And you are one of those everyones. When your turn, your trial, comes around, make sure you have good people that you can talk to. And then talk to them. Let them help. Accept their offers of a hot shower, a drive to the doctor, a good cry. Because that’s what you would do for them. You do not need to bury your own feelings. When it’s your turn, see it for what it really is – an unpleasant, unfortunate event or series of events that will pass. And always remember that others have it so much harder. Families separated, soldiers deployed, ordinary people spurned and scorned just for being other.

I truly hope that you do not bear your burdens alone. Find help if you can. Let yourself be loved. Let yourself feel sad, frustrated, discouraged. Treat yourself the way you’d treat a loved one.

Stuff happens to everyone. So, when it’s your turn, let yourself be that everyone. Surely, it will be your turn to help someone in the future. You can count on it.

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3/16/26