“Get over it!” Being told to do precisely this can be considered rude, insulting, and thoughtless. Or it could be the best inspiration received. This challenge was exactly what I needed to do. I needed to getover it.
But what was my “it”? What did I need to get over?
It was and continues to be meeting the demands of everyday life—days filled with tasks, toil, fret, and frenzy.
Juggling between work and endless family responsibilities left me overwhelmed. Days filled, from dishesto deadlines, caregiving to coordinating, laundry loads to loads of responsibilities.
Stretched and strained, depleted and defeated, …overexerted. Moments meant for renewal were usedfor racing and running to check off the next item on my to-do list.
Time and time again, I had overdrawn from my reserves. My reserves of well-being. Strength, sanity,and solace. Not only from my physical ones but my mental, emotional, and other overlooked areas.
I was overworked, overcommitted, overloaded, and desperately needed to make a major life overhaul.Today, I had to …get over it!
I was running myself over, and I know you can relate. We all can. No matter our different roles andobligations, lifestyles, and circumstances, there comes a moment in our lives when we realize that wecan’t continue going down the same familiar path leading to depletion and burnout. We must choose abetter path, a personal one, to get us over.
Over from stress to strength, running to refreshing, duties to delight.
We need to get over it!
Overwhelmed, overburdened, overworked, overloaded to overtaken with spaces in our day to recoverour strength.
Let’s look at our day—everything we handle and manage. From the little mundane decisions to theimportant ones, from the simple tasks to the significant ones. Those that require us to be up earlier andstay up later to the ones that affect us emotionally and require extra mental effort and grit.
Now, let’s think of the time we spend replenishing ourselves between obligations. As we hustle, do forothers, and perform various tasks, we need corresponding moments throughout the day to catch ourbreaths and replenish ourselves. Allowing spaces in our days to rest and replenish benefits our bodies,helps us be more productive with upcoming tasks, and increases our mental and emotional fortitude.
When we feel exhausted and have expended all our energy, we need to seek activities that will refreshour bodies, renew our minds, replenish our emotions, reinvigorate our relationships, and revive ouressence.
Rest to get over it!
So, what would happen if you scheduled times to take a break for the next seven days to “get over it”?Let’s do that now. Go, grab your planner. Write it down and make it plain. Commit to purposelypausing daily to renew your physical, mental, and emotional strength. It may be a few minutes to sip acup of coffee or tea- no checking emails during this time, no scrolling through social media- just you andyour creative thoughts. Could it be taking a walk during lunch to notice something new in yoursurroundings to spark your curiosity, kicking your feet up, and listening to your favorite song to unwind?It may be not accepting calls after a particular hour or starting your day with prayer and meditation;whatever it is, may it be consistent. It makes a difference.
Get over it! You’ll be glad you did!
Enjoy the REST of your day!
Stand by the roads, and look, ask for the ancient paths,where the good way is; then walk in it,and find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16 AMP