You always have options and you always have Love.

Exhaustion.
Fatigue.
Overwhelm.

These words probably bring weight to your body and images to your mind of a time, perhaps presently, when you have been overloaded with what's happening around you. 

Recently I have felt these things and my body decided to tell me to take a break the only way it knew how, by giving me a cold. 

I believe that when you are overwhelmed and frustrated with the events, people or things around you, you have a new opportunity. An moment in time when you can choose something different than trudging along your current path. 

Whether it's a new point of view, a new feeling you allow, a new direction you take with your heart or your car, or whatever... there is a opportunity to choose something different.

How do you get to the point of seeing your options? 
Well, you practice.

It takes time and some effort in order to get into the habit of seeing all of the options in front of you when you're exhausted and just done. It is never impossible, it's just practice.

Story:
When I was in my 20s and 30s I moved around a lot. I was single, nearly responsible-free and loved to travel!
I went from Victoria, BC to Fort St. John to Salmon Arm, then down to Vermillion, SD and back home to Salmon Arm. Most of these moves seemed to have a career purpose to them, a change. Now that I'm older I can see the pattern I held that when I was bored, broken up with, frustrated or exhausted, I would up and move my whole life to a new place. I used to run from facing what was in front of me.

When I found myself in the NICU with Skye, there was no running.
My heart was there.
My baby was there. 

I didn't want to run, yet I did want to escape many times. Instead I withdrew and it ended up being quite bad. My own health declined and my body almost gave up. Yet, here I am, nearly 10 years later able to look back and know withdrawing wasn't the way to go.

I have redefined my way of coping with yet a new layer (perimenopause!) to face me now. Such fun! :D

So, the moral of my story could be this: When you feel there's nowhere to turn and no change in your sights, look deeper. You always have options and you always have Love.

Practicing taking a new look at things and looking, perhaps, for the joy or the Love that is present. 

You could practice by learning what your signs for burnout and annoyance are and then taking a moment to observe yourself and take a breath. It's that simple. It might not be easy at first, but it is simple when you do it with heart.

Take a moment right now to breathe into where you are. Breathe in Love and breathe out Love. Love will always hold you.

I'm here if you need me, just reach out.

I Love you!
Leanne