the rope

Balance in life is a hard concept to grasp. With a personality that loves to do everything and say yes to every opportunity that presents itself, exhaustion is inevitable.

I take off my shoes and place my feet on the rope. One step forward and I feel a weight has been added to my right arm. Another step and another weight has been added. The burden on my right side never released its power over the balance I once had at the beginning. Gravity was playing its role quite well and I was having a hard time staying on the rope. With time and patience I made my way to the middle which gave me a clear view of the end. My feet were sore because of balancing the added weight along with the weight of my body. Another step and the heavy burden became one ounce too heavy. As I fell off the rope I lost my balance and my pride.

Life has added a lot of weight, so much that it has become a burden. Having a full schedule every day of the week leaves no room for easily walking on a rope to the other side. Wish me luck as the semester goes on because I have a feeling this is going to catch up to me in a bad way.

I need to stop saying yes to everything.