Some days, I'm sure you've had a couple, everything just conspires against you. You stayed up too late the night before for some reason. You woke up feeling terrible. The kids are up way too early, and their snooze buttons don't work. Work still is a thing you have to do, and there are chores to do around the house, like the three foot tall pile of clean laundry you need to take care of.
On days like that adulting is just not a thing that makes you happy. The simple thing about it though is that no matter how big the pile of stuff is it just has to be done. So you buckle down and adult away despite it all. It might be the suckiest day ever, but you get through it. Eventually. Maybe not without tears and oaths to G-d that if He lets you survive the day you'll be a missionary to Africa or wherever else.
There is something in there though that is worth learning. Beyond the knowledge of exactly where your emotional limit is, because you crossed it a half dozen times in an afternoon, but a deeper understanding of what you are capable of.
Because a big part of adulting is optional. There are really no limits on what CAN be done. There are lots of limits we put on ourselves dictating what WILL be done though.
So after those days, take a moment to look back and admire what didn't kill you, even if just barely. And realize that you can use that on optional things. You are capable of pushing forward with your super adulting powers to make the world a better place. Not just survive.
Don't try this when you are just surviving though. It will just make you feel bad. Wait until later.
So go out and adult all over!
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