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Life has got to get better than this: Reflections on what I really want

Life has got to get better than this. I am tired, so tired I am stressed And I don't feel very present to life's miracles I feel like I am failing at life. My house is a mess. My Job is overwhelming, and I don't have enough energy to do it well. And my do list is forever longer than the hours I have to do things. Most days I really don't want to Adult-up. But my kid is happy. Eats nutritional food most of the time. Laughs much more than I do. He has Joy. He has life figured out (or at least for today). He plays, eats, sleeps, and explores the world. He doesn't know how not to be present. So what is Success ? What does it look like to be Successful (beyond the money definition)? What does it mean to have Joy, to truly be Present and have Joy ? My life is at a crossroads. I am unexpectedly pregnant (thus the so tired). My plans for my life are not going...well not the way I planned. My life is on the verge of something very powerful, my life is