Considering Overload

"Listen ----- are you breathing just a little and calling it life?"  Mary Oliver

Sometimes, as caregivers, we have so many tasks to juggle we may find ourselves holding our breath.  Today someone I know told me that I looked tired.  That is not exactly the feedback we want to get about our looks, but all of us who provide caregiving are tired -- no wonder we may look it.  In addition to seeing to the needs of our loved one -- even if we are not providing 24/7 care -- there are bills to pay, money to earn to pay the bills, household chores to be completed; and often, very often, we are doing these tasks completely alone.  Yes, we have a heavy load to carry, but we must remember to breathe.  Stopping periodically during the day and taking two deep breaths can be restorative.  Yoga instructors often recommend breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.  Today, let us remember to breathe --- and to live our lives.  .