I’ve discovered that those in the chronically tired camp live ‘should be’ lives. They fear they are not good, smart, talented or whatever enough to live life centered in the truth of who they are, on their terms so they adopt a way of life that meets with who they think they’re supposed to be, what they’re supposed to do and have. One can get very good at living a ‘should be’ life but it is exhausting. I takes a lot of work to live contrary to your natural preferences and talents; against your purpose. It is a life spent swimming upstream – and that’s exhausting!

“Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.” Samuel Butler

Those who live authentically, aligned with their purpose, enjoy a seemingly inexhaustible source of energy. Aligned with purpose, energy is always there to do whatever inspires you. You never get tired, and each day is met with a sense of joy. No matter how busy, days unfold effortlessly, a flow with the stream of life.

If you are exhausted, too tired to create you are really stuck in Finding Excuses And Reasons (F.E.A.R.) why you cannot honor and give voice to your authentic self, your purpose and unique abilities that are your birthright. If you are giving power to that monkey minded Inner Critic chatter telling you that you cannot do or express what your heart is calling you to create you deplete your energy source, your Inner Being, Higher Self or what I playfully call the Wizard within. If you think too much and fail to take action, fear makes its home within you. You become exhausted as you work against your natural flow. You stand still in your journey to actualize and express your full potential.

“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.” – Norman Vincent Peale

Go from tired to inspired by giving power to the Inner Being voice within you. This is the voice that knows you by heart, knows your personal passions and greatest desires. Ask what your Inner Being wants to do and create and take one step in that direction. Then take another step. And another. Soon you will be living your life authentically, in alignment with what you are here to be, do and have. You will have turned around to flow easily with the stream instead of paddling exhaustively against it.

“I’m so tired, but I can’t sleep…standing on the edge of something much too deep…funny how I feel so much but cannot say a word…we are screaming inside, oh, but we can’t be heard…so afraid to love you, more afraid to lose…clinging to a past” – Sarah McLachlan

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Somehow Pam manages to write about self-development topics in a way that is funny, down to earth and practical. Her recent post “Let The Wild Rumpus Start”, talks about the importance of using fresh, simple words and is a great example of her style. It has inspired me to re-double my efforts not to sound like I’ve swallowed a whole library of self help books.

Her post made me think. The words we use reflect how we think about something. So if we use long and earnest words, chances are we are thinking v-e-r-y e-a-r-n-e-s-t-l-y about that subject. And whilst I believe that we must be serious “at bottom” – we must think hard about what we want from life and muster the courage to go for it – we shouldn’t lose our sense of grace and humour in the process.

Aside from being numbingly dull to listen to, I don’t think being earnest actually helps us very much. If we define a problem in ponderous terms, how creatively will we approach its solution? By contrast, if we don’t take ourselves QUITE so seriously, we free our minds to think of escape holes, options, and different ways of doing things.

Consider this example:

A: I never wanted to be a lawyer, but it’s all I’ve known for 15 years. How do I find work that allows me to express my authentic self and utilise my transferable skills? = weighty, limiting, cliff-climbing type feeling

B: I never wanted to be a lawyer, but it’s all I’ve known for 15 years. How do I find work that I’d gladly skip out of bed for? = lighter, more positive, open-minded feeling

In both cases the problem is not an easy one. But it IS surmountable. And doesn’t B sound more like a person whose career change is going to give them some fun along the way?

How can you express a serious issue you’re facing, in a way that actually motivates you to deal with it?

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