Swimming through mud

Sometimes life feels like you are swimming though mud. Nothing comes easy. You’re tired. Your body is sore and eyelids are drowsy for lack of sleep. When you’re in a funk like this, there are only two ways that I think you can go. One, you can withdraw from the game for a while, take a day off or catch a movie. Catch your breath and come back when you feel more energized. The second way to go is to keep swimming through the mud until you come out on the other side. Go through the motions with as much energy as you can muster, knowing that you’ll eventually have more energy and that the going will get easier.
At least, that’s how I feel this week as I work my way through some difficult moments at work. I can’t stop working to take too much of a breath, because the work is important. These moments are too important to take too much time off to reflect.