I am overwhelmed.
I am exhausted.
I am burning the candle at both ends.
I am an emotional train wreck.
I feel defeated.
How do I continue to move forward when everything just seems to be dragging me down...
Down.
Down.
Down.
Small moments of light.
Happy, bright seconds.
Passing in a hurry.
Almost forgotten before they're over...
because they've asked me to just take care of one more thing.
i CAN'T handle ONE more THING!
And now this is broken.
And now this needs tending.
Show up here. Do this. Be there. Fix that.
more. More. MORE.
I want to SCREAM.
I will sit still. I will be quiet. I will lay down my head.
I will get up and take
one
small
step
at a time.
Don't look too far ahead, or too far to the side - only at what is right here in front of me,
in this moment.
One small step at a time. One crisis at a time. One need at a time.
Half a second. Half a millisecond.
One moment at a time.
Don't give in to despair. Keep your head up.
Keep swimming.
Keep floating.
Don't go under.
Hold on to hope.
Stay afloat.
