Returning from Thanksgiving I was exhausted. I told myself it was just exhaustion from having had several weeks of sleepless nights prior to the trip, combined with the the drama of dealing with a myriad of problems while on the trip (such as the kids and grandkids flight getting cancelled, the redeye rebookings to a nearby State and a long car ride and barely making it in time for Thanksgiving dinner, as well as last minute meeting cancellations and more flight rebookings, etc.).\u00a0 My body was going on almost no sleep and I was dehydrated from travel but I thought surely a good nights sleep back in my own bed and I\u2019d be feeling just fine again…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the next day I wasn\u2019t feeling fine\u2026I was tired\u2026exhausted would be a more accurate word.\u00a0 So I slept…not just for a night, but for several days. I\u2019d get up and try doing the smallest things and already be wiped out again. So back into bed I would go…sleep some more…but no matter how much I seemed to sleep I just couldn\u2019t regain my energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I took my temperature more times than I could count \u2013 no fever. Every few hours I’d check to make sure I could still taste and smell \u2013 I could. But my lack of energy made me think surely it was COVID. I told myself I was just being paranoid and that calmed my mind for a bit, but then I’d be back Googling testing centers until my husband would assure me I didn’t have it and was just tired from doing too much and only needed rest.\u00a0 Problem was every time I tried to rest all the wondering and worrying was keeping me awake staring up at the ceiling\u2026the mental drain of worry was sapping my energy worse than the physical drain I was feeling. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a vicious cycle how physical health affects mental health, and mental health impacts physical health. That’s why our spiritual health is so incredibly important \u2013 it is the best way to disrupt that cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After many days of kneeling at my bedside in prayer thanking God for my blessings, sharing my worries with Him, and making pleas He’d help my energy return again soon….slowly but surely, it began to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Increasing your spiritual health is the fastest way to regain balance when your scale is tipped by mental and\/or physical health struggles. So for those who are feeling off balance from the worry, anxiety, and upheavals of 2020, here’s a great big spiritual boost to help you regain some balance. (PS. there’s no words to describe how incredible this short music video is…its the perfect boost!!!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n