Are You Living at Max Capacity? Read This Before You Crash.

There was a time I thought I could do it all. And not just do it all, but do it all well. I felt strong. Capable. On top of the world. So I said yes. Yes to plans, to commitments, to projects, to people. I packed my schedule full because I thought I could handle it. I felt invincible.

Until I wasn’t.

Life has a way of humbling us, doesn’t it? One unexpected thing gets thrown into the mix - an illness, an injury, a family emergency, a sudden wave of exhaustion - and suddenly, everything I was juggling comes crashing down.

And there I am, lying in the wreckage, wondering how I got here again.

We can live at max capacity for a little while. In fact, there are times when we have to. Life demands it. But when max capacity becomes our default setting, when we make our home there, we are heading for disaster.

It’s like running an engine at full throttle, pedal to the floor, RPMs screaming. You might feel powerful for a while, but engines aren’t meant to run that way indefinitely. Eventually, something is going to give - an overheated engine, a blown gasket, a complete breakdown.

And our bodies? They work the same way. Chronic stress - living in a perpetual state of too much - is the breeding ground for so many midlife health issues:

So, my dear friend, let me ask you:

Are you doing too much?

Is your body whispering to you?

Are you feeling that ache, that fatigue, that tension creeping in? Are you waking up exhausted? Are you relying on caffeine and adrenaline to get through the day?

Listen to me - do not wait for your body to scream at you before you pay attention. Don’t let yourself run so hard, so fast, that your only option is a total breakdown.

You do not have to prove anything to anyone.

You do not have to do it all.

You do not have to burn yourself out to be worthy or valuable or enough.

You already are enough.

Leave space in your life - for rest, for recovery, for the unexpected. Say no when you need to. Drop the things that are breaking you.

Let yourself breathe.

God didn’t create you to run yourself into the ground. He created you to thrive, to live a life of joy and purpose - not one of exhaustion and stress.

So take this as your sign, your permission slip, your loving urgent message from someone who has been there:

Slow down. Before it’s too late.

Now, take a deep breath. Close your eyes. Ask yourself, Where am I at max capacity? Where do I need to create space?

Don’t wait until you crash to make a change.