Heavy Times

In a recent conversation with a friend at work I was talking how I feel day to day and I described it as pieces of slate being placed on my back and weighing me down. It isn’t a constant weight though, at any time slabs can be added or taken away with out much rhyme or reason. That description was perfect for both her and I and helped her to contextualize her feelings and fears (her slabs) in that moment. As I read blogs and talk to friends I am realizing that many people in my world are feeling weighed down by life and all the challenges it brings.

Is there something in the air? Are we entering or leaving an astrological shit storm? Or are we all of an age where we question our life- where it is going, what we have accomplished so far and what we have yet in front of us to accomplish/survive/revel in. Or is it just one big coincidence?

I know that this single girl has many aspects of her life in turmoil right now and would love nothing more than to pause everything – step off the train of my life so to speak –take stock and decide what direction I want to move in next. Some days I can chug along without issue and work and life can throw curve balls at me all day and I not only survive but enjoy the challenge. Other days, two or three slabs will be put on my back and I don’t have the strength to crawl out from under their weight to get through the day.

I guess I just wanted to put this out there as a hello you are not alone to my friends who are feeling similarly and to put it down “on paper” for myself as a stepping stone for dealing with all this weight.

It is times like these that I feel the need to point out that life can be fun like this, this and this.

TSG