Even though the world is basically falling apart around us, my life, personally, has remained steady for quite some time.

If it were not for the point I’m about to make, that last statement might sound a bit braggadocios.

I was recently posed with the question, “Do you find yourself overwhelmed or underwhelmed?” I truthfully answered that I was “perfectly whelmed.”

Seemingly, from that point on, I started dropping balls left and right.

How did I not know that I’d just jinxed myself? And why did I not employ my tried & true method of knocking on wood?! I’m a fool I tell you – A FOOL!

I began forgetting about commitments I’d made in my personal life; I screwed up at work; bills that needed paying went unpaid; etc.

Yesterday when PJ got to the bottom of one of my mistakes and let me know what happened, I texted back, “I suck.”

To my surprise, he wrote , “No you don’t.” And then, “I love you.”

That small act of kindness had me tearing up at my desk because my heart had just melted and seeped out all over it.

It also made me realize that I was now an official, card-carrying member of the overwhelmed club.

Nothing truly disastrous happened yesterday (in my world, anyway), but I couldn’t shake the feeling of being stressed out and disappointed in myself.

I decided to give it up to God and go to bed. Even if you don’t believe, I recommend this practice. Give it up to the universe or something else that fits for you. It hasn’t failed me yet.

This is what I do:

I think about my problem, pray that I’ll get an answer or some peace, then go to sleep. By morning I either know what to do or at the very least, feel more content.

Unfortunately for me, that feeling shook me from sleep at 1am instead of waiting for the alarm clock at 6:30.

Just as I anticipated, I woke to a feeling of relief. I acknowledged that I need to slow down a little so I can regain that sense of feeling “perfectly whelmed”.

I also realized that I need to give myself the same grace that PJ extended to me earlier. It is a wonderful thing … amazing, actually. Try it on yourself sometime ♥️