Sunset Fatigue

Larry Meyer describes one of his most recent reads, "The Life You've Always Wanted," by John Ortberg. One of the things that slapped him in the face was the concept of Sunset Fatigue.

Since my previous post was on time, I thought this was an interesting follow-up.

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Slowing down in the fast lane,
~Cheryl

clipped from swerve.lifechurch.tv Hurry up and Slowdown Sunset Fatigue is when “we are just too tired, or too drained, or too preoccupied, to love the people to whom we have made the deepest promises.” The book says you have Sunset Fatigue when one or several of the following are true about your life: 1] you find yourself rushing even when there’s no reason to; 2] there is an underlying tension that causes sharp words or sibling quarrels; 3] you set up mock races (“OK kids, let’s see who can take a bath faster”) that are really about your own need to get through it; 4] you sense a loss of gratitude and wonder; 5] you indulge in self-destructive escapes from fatigue: abusing alcohol, watching too much TV and escaping into music.