Why Self-Help Won't Help 

Sometimes there is not enough. I’ve been hearing people talk about this all week and feeling SO GUILTY ABOUT SAYING IT. Sometimes we run dry. Sometimes we can’t get it together. Sometimes are so limited.
Today I want to talk about the moments when even SAYING that doesn’t make it better. The battery is dead.
The self-care and wellness gurus have an answer for you! If you simply take care of yourself, you will have more than enough.
Put a face mask on! Climb on that Pelaton bike, girl! You are the answer.
It’s a message that is especially targeted toward women who run out of everything and wonder why they go to bed tired and they wake up exhausted.
I turn to my faith in times like this because the Christian tradition has a different answer that is NOT A SOLUTION. It’s just an arrow. It says, look, we are not made to solve our own problems. We are a group project and you were meant to be cared for by others. And it promises that God comforts those who run out. God wants to bubble wrap anyone who just says “This is not enough.” So, if you ran out, I am so so sorry. It’s Friday and I’m so sorry that this week drained you completely and it is completely unfair. You haven’t fixed this because there wasn’t a solo fix. Praying for community and comfort for all of us who run dry today. Have a beautiful terrible Friday.