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Pep Talk | Keel Over

toppled down, by tab2_dawaWhen you’re already doing the best you can, there are only so many pep talks you can stomach before you feel a severe case of eye-rolling coming on. “Alright already,” you say. “Rah. Rah. Yay me.” But your voice lacks conviction. Your voice says, “Enough is enough.”

Yes, you may be excused.

When weariness sets in, when the lights flicker, when the cozy bed beckons, even if there’s no obvious reason for the energy drain, stop fighting.

Don’t stand on ceremony when falling to the floor gets you where you need to go.

The lights are flickering because your battery needs recharging. Your epic journey of greatness can include pit stops. So what if someone sees your shoulders sag. So what if you can’t put two sensible words together and someone notices. Or comments on it. Snarkily. Let them be. Turn away. It’s time to go and drool in the darkness.

Dignity is overrated. Topple.

{ PEP TALKS deliver a bracing blast of Grace }

Flickr photo: toppled down, by tab2_dawa.

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This was written by ownerceo. Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at 12:15 am. Filed under Pep Talks. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

2 Comments

  1. jo martin wrote:

    Oh Grace! Thank you for this — I am working on this most diligently — am a reformed Must Do It All Myself person and still have days when that thought sneaks into my life again. But I can’t always do it all myself and I need reminding now and then that it’s okay to sag.

    Am going to use this as my Get Out Of Jail card, LOL!

    Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7:23 am | Permalink
  2. Grace Kerina wrote:

    Sure! Just provide anyone who’s bugging you about finishing things with a link to this article.

    Sagging is fine. Let’s not forget the fine art of delegating, too.

    Thanks, Jo.

    Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:10 am | Permalink

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