Something is terribly wrong and we know it.
Google “Why am I…” and a fun list of common questions pops up–
- Why am I always tired
- Why am I so tired
- Why am I always cold (probably because you’re tired)
- Why am I not losing weight (might be tired)
- Why am I dizzy (is this dizzy-tired?)
- Why am I so tired all the time
- Why am I so gassy (not sure if this has to do with being tired, but who knows?)
- Why am I tired all the time
- Why am I peeing so much (…)
- Why am I always hungry (I’m sure there’s a connection here…)
The truth is, you probably are tired.
I know I am.
Personally, trying to be a good husband, dad, pastor, leader, and communicator–on its most energizing day–is exhausting. The same can be said by you, I’m sure–whatever your list of roles and investments looks like: breadwinner/entrepreneur/student/significant other/parent/caretaker/dreamer… even at its most energizing, we can be left exhausted.
Add into this trying to make it through a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and new kinds of anxieties & pressures… and it makes you wonder how you’re going to make it through intact much less unscathed. Navigating all of it–constantly responding, reacting, ancticipating, adjusting… while working, striving, and managing within a space of tension, trauma, and anxiety. It’s no wonder we find ourselves depleted.
I’m convinced part of our tiredness and exhaustion is a kind of soul-weariness we find when we mis-engage in the spaces of waiting, in the places of confusion, and in the gaps where the world needs you & me to live into our purpose. Over the next few posts, I’ll share what I’m discovering about the space of waiting, being a person of truth, and how I’m finding a renewed energy even in the chaos.
