O
is for Overwhelmed
Today’s post almost didn’t make it. It is strange how I feel
this way today of all days.
Sunk under the day’s work.
Beleaguered by the requirements of customs and traditions
Pounded on by a barrage of different obstacles that Life throws
in the general direction of the living.
A precariously placed pile of rubble that waits until that
one moment of displaced stone that sets the avalanche upon unsuspecting souls.
Every moment in the day demands my attention and I am in a
cage unable to watch over all of them. Ever notice how the baggage of emotions
that we carry grows so heavy at times that it manifests in a range of physical
symptoms?
A slow migraine rises in the back of my head.
My heart pounds irrationally. Sometimes fast and sometimes,
s-l-o-w.
It is strange how I feel this way today of all days.
Overwhelmed: the Methuselah of my excuses for being out of sorts,
it has always been there for me.

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  2. Wow, I ran across someone else who posted on this same word. Could it also be that getting through A to Z is difficult. I am determined to, though. I'm over from A to Z so pop on by if you like! Cheers. (Catherine Stine's Idea City).

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  7. I think feeling overwhelmed is one of the worst feelings, and I find it headache-inducing as well. Detachment can seem ideal but difficult to achieve. Great post!

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