body shut down

The human body is truly amazing. It can handle a lot of stress and trauma before it begins to shut down. It knows what it needs to do in order to preserve itself. Making us ill is one of them.

Ever since July, i have been running. One thing after another. Not bad things. They were all good things, but there were too many things. I always think i can handle a lot. And I can. But today I am physically, emotionally, and mentally tired and spent. For almost two months I pushed myself. Not getting adequate sleep. Thinking about too many things at once.

My body was telling me to slow down a long time ago. Yesterday I began to feel the signs and symptoms of my body telling me it needed rest. It was just a little sore throat yesterday. Coughed a couple of times.

Today every time I swallow, there's a lump in my throat and it's stinkin' sore. I can feel myself getting a little fever. OK---I now am forced to rest.

It's funny that sometimes it takes our sickness to realize that we have been pushing ourselves way too hard. It happens repeatedly in our lifetime, yet how many times do we have to learn this lesson before understanding that we need to take care of ourselves?

I need rest. I've so tired-not just physically, but spiritually. Thank you, God, for reminding me, that i need to slow down. Life itself may not, but i need to.

I am thankful for some wonderful friends that have been praying for me the last couple of months.