Some forms of tiredness disappear after a good night's sleep. Others are still waiting for you when you open your eyes. The body has rested, but the mind is still carrying yesterday, tomorrow, unfinished conversations, fear, responsibility, and questions that seem to have no answer. There is physical exhaustion, and then there is a deeper kind of weariness. It is the tiredness of constantly having to be strong. The tiredness of thinking through every possible outcome. The tiredness of trying to hold together things that may never have been completely within your control. Someone can appear completely functional on the outside while quietly carrying an enormous weight within. They work. They answer messages. They take care of people. They smile. They make plans. Yet somewhere beneath all that activity, the soul is saying: I am ...
Reflections on presence, discipline, spiritual awakening, creative energy, biblical symbolism, and the quiet work of becoming conscious in daily life.