"I'm tired even though I haven't done anything."
There are days when I wake up in the morning but my body doesn't follow me.
I don't have any special plans, and I don't remember that I overdid it so much yesterday. Even so, I repeat "Just one more time..." over and over again in my futon.
While washing your face in the washroom, ask yourself in the mirror, "What's wrong?"
The answer doesn't come back. It doesn't come back, but I feel like I can understand it somehow.
Tired is not just about the amount of movement.
The amount of thought, the amount of patience, the number of words swallowed.
That kind of thing gradually accumulates and comes out together one day.
The other day, a friend asked me, "How have you been lately?"
When I said, "I haven't done anything, but it's a little tough,"
I replied, "That's the toughest one."
Oh, maybe, I thought.
It seems like nothing is happening and I'm living every day properly.
About home, about work, about family, about myself.
None of them are perfect, but I haven't thrown them away.
I'm thinking of making today a good day without forcing myself to feel better.
You can cut corners on rice and do the laundry tomorrow.
Instead of saying "I could do this much today,"
Pass "I was stopped here today."
Even on days when you seem to be doing nothing,
My heart is working properly.
So it's tiring, so it's okay to rest.
While telling myself like that,
Spend a little more time today.
私も時々、特に理由もなく朝起きると体が重く感じてしまう日があります。そんな日は、ただ体を休めるだけでなく、自分の心に寄り添う時間を作ることが大切だと実感しました。 疲れは単純に肉体的な動きだけではなく、考え事や感情の抑制、そして言葉にできなかった思いが積もることで生じるもの。特に主婦や働く人は日々の小さなストレスを無意識に溜め込みやすく、それが心身に影響していることを感じます。 私の場合、そんな日には無理にやるべきことを片付けようとせず、「今日はここまででいい」と区切りをつけます。ご飯を簡単にしたり、洗濯を翌日に回すこともあります。これを『できたこと』と捉えることで、自分を認める気持ちが楽になります。 また「疲れてるのに何もしていない」という罪悪感を感じることがよくありますが、その感覚こそが一番しんどいものと理解しました。だからこそ、自分の疲れを受け入れて、心の声に耳を傾けることが必要だと思います。 たとえば、洗面所の鏡に映る自分に「今日はどうした？」と問いかけ、その答えが返ってこなくても、自分の中で感じているモヤモヤを認めるだけでも心の整理につながります。 こうした自己対話やゆっくり過ごす時間は、疲労回復だけでなく自分の気持ちを再確認し、ストレスと向き合う大切なプロセスです。忙しい毎日の中でつい無理をしてしまう方にこそ、この記事のメッセージが届けば嬉しいです。心と体の声に耳を澄ませながら、今日も自分を大事にしてくださいね。
