Many days it is hard to get out of the bed. The alarm sounds and you look at it wondering if you can get away with just crawling back under the covers. Then it hits you that you have a to-do list that could keep a small army busy. You make yourself get up and get on with the day. The whole time, you see that warm cozy spot calling you …

You are running on empty.

It happens to all of us. A product of the have-tos running your life. The great hampster wheel that we all seem to get trapped on from time to time.

Too many commitments. Too much routine. Not enough time for yourself.

Take a deep breath and relax. It is going to be okay.

Take a minute and think through your day. Pull out your to-do list and take a closer look at it. How many things on that list are time sensitive? Probably none. So put them on tomorrow’s list.

Pull out a new piece of paper and write down the things that help you recharge your batteries. Maybe it is crawling back in bed for a nap, or heading down to your favorite third place and read that book you have been saving.

Pick one from your new list that you can fit into your hectic day and …

Go do it!

Your life will thank you for it.