Get Out of That Rut

I have been in a rut lately, maybe because I've been really sick or maybe because my work load at home and at my job have increased so much in the last month, but looking at these photos I'm having a hard time imagining having the energy to find this location, plan this photo session, execute it, and then edit the photos.  I've just been so tired that these photos feel like looking at relics from another life.

I am not a person of unlimited means or energy.  I've only got so much to give each day and I give it all, but lately it rarely feels like enough.  I look around at the end of the day and see so many things still undone that I'm tempted to throw in the towel and live in the mess.

I've tried it a few times actually, but here's what I've learned:  Problems don't go away when we stop dealing with them and life doesn't get easier when we get lazy.

It's perfectly fine to take a break now and then, just know that all those things will still be waiting for you when you come back and you'll still have to deal with them.  When I take a break from doing laundry, I don't have less laundry to do.  I have the same amount, just more to do at once than usual.

I spoke with a friend recently who is battling some pretty serious obstacles.  She was depressed and feeling sorry for herself and said she was ready to just give up on everything.   I asked her if that would make her life better.  She replied, "Well....it would make it easier."  But, would it?  

How is it easier to live in an ever-growing mess than to simply make a habit of dealing with it little by little each day.  That goes for emotional messes as well as physical messes.   Avoiding/ignoring the issue may seem like you're escaping it, but really you're just prolonging it.  

At the end of our conversation, my friend realized that her problems weren't going away, that she had to keep fighting , but it was ok to pace herself and leave some things for tomorrow when she needed rest.  The alternative is to give-up and make it all a million times worse.

So, as I get up today and muster all the energy I have to tackle the tasks of this day, I remind myself that it may seem like the list is never-ending, but that's ok.  It's more than ok, it's living life and being productive.  And I'll find my way back to the kind of energy it took to do these photos again (hopefully soon!) because I find not only enjoyment in it, but peace and rest as well as accomplishment.

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