Daily Gratitude: This is so helpful to remember at this time of year when absolutely everything can seem (and be) overwhelming.

It does take courage to keep going on or to decide you will go on tomorrow. My 2025 vol state is a perfect example of that although I’m not sure I’d call it courage. I wasn’t going to be picked up when I wanted to quit so I just had to keep going. But did I really have to keep going?

Not really. I could have gotten several people to come pick me up or I could have just walked off the course. But I didn’t.

The courage was buried deep within and it was a “part”. A part that kept the basic fires stoked but not prominent enough that I was conscious of them. But wherever it was hiding, it kept me going.

Sometimes it just takes courage to go to sleep and say “I’ll decide in the morning or when I wake up”. The power of sleep to rejuvenate all your resources can never be overstated.

So when your energy is low this month and you feel like quitting and hiding or running away, try to postpone any major decisions (and sometimes even minor ones) until you’ve had some rest and preferably sleep.

You can go on but you also don’t have to save the world. Know your limits but also know your real “why” in everything you do and have to do.

This is a season to be enjoyed and enlightened, not overwhelmed and buried.