At first, a thread.
Then, the seam.
Piece by piece,
My unraveling.
Not the sort you might think:
My pretty dress, favorite shirt.
Instead, my knots.
My tension, stress, anxiety.
Bit-by-bit,
Loosening.
Letting go.
They are all off to school.
I said no to volunteering.
And here I am.
Unraveling the last dozen years.
There was a moment when I considered adding to the size of this knot.
More money, more things, more praise.
Instead,
Less.
Unraveling.
Piece to Peace.
Camille Vaughan Photography
There is such a thing.
As too much of a good thing.
Be it chocolate, exercise or overpacked schedules full of fun.
At some point, you burn out.
Why must we get that point to learn the hard way?
Case in point: I developed an eye twitch a couple of weeks ago.
Gee, here’s a new thing- I can’t control my eye spasming!
A quick google search revealed the most common cause: STRESS.
When the balls start dropping, it’s time to reevaluate which ones we can let go.
Otherwise, we are failing at juggling.
I’ve since slowed way the hell down.
Learning to say no, when I desperately want to say yes.
Rushing less and relaxing more.
In other words,
Less is more.
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