Exhausted is not necessarily suffering. Exhausted can be exhilarating. Exhausted can be wrung out to the extent that you let go of what is holding you back. It is the place of finding depth, staying in when you want to get out, deciding to find your own limit, choosing to show up, getting past your first wind so you can get to your second wind. Exhausted is your body saying ‘thank you’ for the reminder that you are alive. It is a sign that you are in training, and every moment is strengthening you for this life and whatever life-quakes arise. And this training, this getting stronger; it requires peeling away layers to get vulnerable and real with yourself.