I'm exhausted this evening, it has been a busy week, I guess I hadn't realised how tired I was following Saturdays interviews, add to that the long drive with Jon and his friends on Monday and the usual busyness of ministry and family life, and I guess that is not surprising!
Peterborough Project seemed like hard work today- the afternoon session especially so as we were looking at listening skills and had to take part in an exercise where we shadowed one another's movements. I was paired up with a fellow student Ted, we had to watch one another- and neither was to take the lead, with unclear "rules" the exercise was extremely difficult, but we did manage to learn something about ourselves and the need for effective boundaries... Ted was also tired, and I guess that that was a learning situation for us to as we both felt quite vulnerable at times. We went on to discuss types of listening and how to create effective boundaries recognising the need for self-awareness. Interesting but hard work!!!
It seems as if exhaustion reigns at home today too- Jo and Jon are looking forward to the Easter break and the chance to have a lie in, before they hit the books- their A' level exams begin very quickly once the new term starts.
I think I'll take some time out tomorrow to find a quiet place to rest and pray- One thing that depression has taught me is the need to love myself- to be OK with the understanding that I need rest and relaxation or I cannot function properly. It is easy 
to look at the to do list and plough ahead with little regard for my rising stress levels, but instead I'm choosing to listen to my tiredness and rest.... I need to discover those streams of living water flowing within again...
