“Hot Take: It’s a gift to be tired.” – Hannah McPherson
Today, I find myself alive and energized. I am grateful for these moments.
I have no doubts that later in the day, I’ll hit a wall and be tired. Life tends to wear us out.
I had a friend who was telling me she was tired; not sleepy but in her being, that life had just taken her for a ride, and she was feeling the effects. I resonated with that.
However, my advice to her was that it was a gift to be tired. I think Earth does that to us. Being “beings” is exhausting. There is a cost of energy that we must pay to participate in existence.
Whether the things you’re going through in life are good or bad, we’re all paying the energetic price.
I’d like to open up a framework in your mind to consider, no matter the way that life is treating you, you can be grateful to be tired.
Someone who is having a really hard time might think I’m insane to say so, but hear me out:
Tiredness can be evidence that you have lived and that is the whole point.
From the good times to the bad, if you are living, you are doing something right. Tiredness does not mean that you have failed. It’s quite the opposite actually. If you are still here to be tired, then you have made it through whatever it is life has given you.
Tiredness is an unavoidable part of life.
Yet, if you don’t fight it, and allow it to be part of your being’s experience in this life, if you choose to be grateful for it, then the path to healing, the path to energy opens up.
We have ways of replenishing ourselves: rest (first and foremost), self-care (whatever that looks like for you), relaxation, meditation, comforting ourselves with positive affirmations, breathing exercises, etc.
So, being tired is an opportunity to replenish. It’s your body telling you it’s time to take some time to do what makes you energized.
For me, this is being creative. For me, this is feeding my soul. For me, this is a requirement of everyday life. Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health is the most important part of my day, everyday.
Because being tired is the cost of life, taking time for our health trinity is the currency we pay it with, and it is a gift to be able to even transact on this system at all.