Overwhelmed: That Feeling and Why It's a Good Thing
Many things in life can overwhelm us. Our responsibilities, jobs, finances, and family all have the power to make us feel overcome with stress and worry. People handle this in all different ways. Some people avoid everything that overwhelms them. Some people shut down. Other people just keep going. When I get overwhelmed, my mom always asks me the same question. "How do you eat an elephant?" And I reply, "One bite at a time." Normally, feeling overwhelmed seems like such a bad thing. Lately though, I've been realizing why it's a good thing. Feeling overwhelmed helps me to realize why I'm so grateful for all the things I'm overwhelmed by. For example: My job: The knowledge that school starts in 2.5 weeks makes me feel a little overwhelmed. Thinking about all the things I need to do to get ready makes me anxious. However, it also makes me grateful for my job too. Recently, I just started tutoring a 15 year old boy...