I threw the word "overwhelmed" out of my vocabulary — and my life — decades ago.
It seemed to me to be a limiting belief, that is, a belief that limits me.

Being overwhelmed means I can't cope.
Being overwhelmed means there is too much to do.
Being overwhelmed means it's too big for me, too complicated.
Being overwhelmed means I cannot handle this much energy.
Being overwhelmed means I want to shut down.

I can cope.
Humans are resilient and resourceful.
I can ask for help.

There is always too much to do.
There is always something in need.
Take one thing at a time; that's the way.

Life is huge. Life is immensely complicated.
Responsibilities multiply.
Lighten up.
Focus on what matters most to you.
Cultivate creative procrastination.
Laugh at yourself.

Electrical systems have capacitors.
Capacitors store energy for later use.
Capacitors condition the energy.
Capacitors filter electronic noise.
Capacitors allow remote sensing and signal coupling/decoupling.

Overwhelmed?
install a mental capacitor.
Store the energy.
Condition it and filter out the noise.
Decouple the signal.
Allow remote sensing.

Overwhelmed?
Take a break.
Go for a walk.
Reach for the motherwort.

In the next three days, I will:
* Create slides for Pain Be Gone class Monday night. (7-9pm)
* Create slides for Pain Be Gone class Thursday night. (8-10pm)
* Create my HealthyLife.net show which will be recorded on Thursday. (7-8pm)
* Label 111 collages so the Mothership Gallery can sell them during the exhibit on February 8, 4-7pm. (Sell them? I was totally focused on the thrill of exhibiting them.)
* Finish writing and mailing my holiday greetings. (Creative procrastination at work.)
* Read to Monica Jean. (We are into "The Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See.)
* Zoom with my mentored and correspondence students.
* Record my talk for an on-line Menopause Summit.
* Record shorts for the Soothing Linden Conference.
* Bake bread.

It's a lot.
Not overwhelming though.
I will ask for help.
I will do one thing at a time.
I will focus first on what matters most to me.
I will take frequent breaks to go outside, to walk, to have a toke.
I will laugh and have fun.
I always do.

My work is done in beauty.
I am filled with boundless energy.
All that I do is a giveaway dance, breathing with the plants.
Everything I need is given to me.
My heart beats as one with the earth's heartbeat.
I lead a charmed life.
Green blessings surround me.
Gratitude.