Listen to your Gut

There's a lot of noise in the world today
DO MORE
Be better
Be put together
Don't show weakness
Everything is a test and every interaction is a way to measure up.
Be faster
Train more
Rest Less
Are you hurt?
Run through it.
Are you tired?
You're just not training enough.
It's a competition after-all, one that's everyday and not just on race day.

But I know deep down, something is not right.
me: I feel burnt out
them: you must keep going
me: but I need a break
them: no one else will take a break
me: If I keep going like this my body will break
them: you don't have what it takes.

I'm deaf now
paralyzed by fear.
I know what I need to do
I've known all along.
It's been sitting in my gut,
I just have to find the courage
to say it out loud.