Hello, my love readers & Happy Wednesday!
Today’s blog is heavily inspired by my personal feelings, especially the way that I have been feeling lately. But I feel like my feelings are very relatable. I think everyone experiences these feelings from time to time, no matter who you are. What a yucky way to feel, but I am grateful for the inspiration for this blog. So at least they were good for something. I hope you all enjoy this post!

Feeling burned out? Unmotivated? Drained? Well, me too! Are you working hard this summer while your friends seem to be enjoying themselves every day? Me, too! First, I want to let you know that we can’t compare what we’re doing to what our friends are. We all have different things going on in our lives, different goals, different desires. But most importantly, there is one thing we can do when these overwhelming feelings overtake us and make us feel completely lazy and lost, we can keep pushing. We can work through these feelings and accomplish what we need to for that day, that week, that month. We must keep going, despite how we feel. Always.

 It’s the summer and I feel like I haven’t been doing activities that you’re “supposed” to do in the summer. I haven’t really traveled, I haven’t really hung out with friends and documented our activities with photos, and I most definitely haven’t just slept all day. I work an internship from 9 am until 5 pm Monday – Friday. And this internship isn’t down the street, it’s a smooth 50-minute drive with some traffic, but I am so thankful and blessed to have this opportunity. But, I would be lying if I said I am filled with energy every day, because that is not the case. I am not a morning person, at all. I like to stay up late, sleep in, the works. But this summer I have been going to bed earlier, waking up early, commuting, and working. And not to mention I am also enrolled in summer classes. Along with maintaining my blog and all the other responsibilities I have on my plate. All things I am more than happy to be involved with. Now this paragraph wasn’t written to complain, but just to give you all a little background for today’s blog and my feelings.

Some days I am tired. Some days I am exhausted. And recently I have been feeling completely drained. I just want to sleep, sleep, and sleep. I see my friends living their best summer lives and I’m like, “I wish.” I was listening to a song the other day & one of the lyrics really stood out to me, “My feelings can’t control my destiny.” And this really hit me. Because even though I may be tired temporarily, I may be sad temporarily, upset or however I am feeling now, that doesn’t change my pursuit of my goals. I may be a little discouraged, but I still have things I want to accomplish. I have places I want to go. And being sad for a moment, can’t stop me, shouldn’t stop me, from achieving everything I plan on achieving.

We can’t always control our lives. We can’t always control how situations will make us feel or how every situation will go. But we can control how we push through. Your goals don’t care how you feel. They will always be there, regardless of your temporary feelings. And you can’t let what’s temporary stop you from living your best life. Your goals are your goals for a reason. They hold a significance to you, otherwise you wouldn’t have made them your goals. For instance, I really wanted this internship because I feel it is a stepping stone to beginning my professional career after college. So, my internship has a purpose, honestly, any internship serves a purpose and you must see that as an opportunity to network! I had to put my feelings aside and look at my life, goals, wants, and desires. Having some solitude and time to think really helped me to drown the loudness of my feelings and focus on productivity. I just want you all to know that I am feeling very renewed.

When I was at work yesterday, I became inspired to write this post. I haven’t been feeling like myself. But I couldn’t let that stop me from blogging on Sunday, turning in my first article to the paper, going to work, or even writing this blog today. I may be tired, but my tiredness is for a reason. I have so much that I want to accomplish, and this season of tiredness has inspired me to keep going. Even if I don’t feel the best, that shouldn’t stop me from doing my best.  Trust me, I get how easy it can be to become consumed with your feelings. This consumption will have you wanting to throw you’re a pity party. And maybe you can do that for a second, literally a second, but then you must see how you can use these feelings to motivate you. What’s making you sad and how can this feeling make you more determined than ever to accomplish your goal? Or prove your doubters wrong? Or even prove to yourself that you refuse to let your feelings dictate your life.

Everyone gets lazy. Everyone gets drained. So, take a moment to gather yourself. Do what you must get refreshed, renewed, and restored. And once you get over that little bump in the road called emotions, come back stronger than before. Yes, I am still tired. Yes, I still want to nap. BUT, I want to accomplish some things before I nap. I want to do my work before I begin to chill for the day. Don’t let laziness win! Even when you feel sad, remember that your goals are still there. And they do not care if you’re sad, upset, or hurt. Think of ways to overcome your feelings and be productive, even if things aren’t going your way. Because I guarantee you that you will look back thinking of all the ways you could’ve been productive while you were letting your feelings win. Today I challenge you to keep pushing in productivity and not to be immersed by how you feel!