I.Am.Exhausted.

I.am.exhausted. “I” is you within this blogpost. By writing this blog from an “I” perspective- this will allow you to reflect on your own shortcomings or frustrations within your own life. Connect with yourself on a deeper level.

I.am.exhausted… exhausted of the things I did not pursue because myself, or someone told me that I could not accomplish them. I allowed myself to only see the negative associated with what laid ahead of me. I doubted myself because doubting was easier than trying. It was less messy to just stand there and think about how I could be successful rather than doing it.  

I.am.exhausted… exhausted that nothing seems to be working out in my life. I am unhappy with my living situation, my job, my friends. I never seem to get ahead in anything I want to have. Everyone around me seems to ‘have it all.’ I do not have anything to show for in my life. I just stay stagnate, never moving. Never trying to move out of my current situation. If I do move, I am still ungrateful and forget to look around and congratulate myself for the things I do have.  

I.am.exhausted…exhausted for always showing up for people who do not show up for me. I get taken advantage of because I continue to give when the little voice inside me is telling me to stop, and that we are out of band-aids to patch myself up with. When the box of band-aids are empty, I continue to give until I break. I crawl back and try to piece myself back together again. I do this over and over again, always failing to see that there are some people who just take advantage of nice people.

I.am.exhausted… exhausted does not even begin to cover my frustrations. I never get my way for anything in my life. When I try to speak up, I am silenced. I am silenced because someone looks down at me because of some stereotype or personal preference. I stay silent because I have always been told that it is better to be quiet than to say something mean. But what if I am being hurt? Should I break my silence and do something positive about it, to improve my situation?

Everyone has situations in their life that seem to always be lingering, unless they do something about it. They always have people in their lives who should not be allowed in. Always are giving themselves away too much. Always stalling their own life because of doubt and fear. They let others dictate how they are going to live. They let greed and jealousy consume them.

Today is the day to make sure that you are leading a life that you are proud of, and happy to call your own. To be proactive, and not reactive out of fear, doubt, jealousy, and anger. Set your own pace-but always work to move yourself forward.

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