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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

Thanks, Hannah, I hope it’s taken as an invitation to ponder...

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Claire Venus ✨'s avatar

Beautifully articulated. Your writing is a gift. ❤️‍🩹

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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

I do love an analogy! Thank you so much, your kind words mean a lot to me x

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Sharon Gaskin's avatar

Thanks so much for sharing this ... just looking at those waves makes me feels calmer. 🌊🌺

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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

Thank you. I looked through a lot of pics to find the ‘right’ waves 😄

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Catherine's avatar

Such a good analogy. It made me think of how when I’m overwhelmed, it’s as if I’m waiting for a boat to come and rescue me to take all of the problems away. Obviously asking for help is important, but being aware of what’s causing the overwhelm and making small changes to bring the tide down is how we can make sustainable progress.

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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

Absolutely, Catherine, yes we can take action ourselves AND we don’t have to deal with overwhelm alone. Where do you turn when the waves are crashing?

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Sophie Ingleby's avatar

Ah such a great analogy! I completely relate to it. Thank you for sharing this piece 🤍

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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

So glad it strikes a chord, Sophie.

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Amy Fowler's avatar

I use a similar analogy for my own limits of overwhelm. Being under water but breathing through a straw is peak overwhelm--I can function, but we’re in trouble. When the waves start breaking over the straw, it’s time to get to shallower water before I drown. Getting fired out of the blue last month after nearly 23 years was a tsunami over the straw!

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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

You paint such a vivid picture, Amy. Would you say bringing along a straw (metaphorically) is an alarm bell in itself? Losing your job in that way is really tough, no wonder it felt like a tsunami x

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Amy Fowler's avatar

Yes, I think having the feeling that a straw will become necessary would be a sign of trouble ahead. I hadn’t thought of it as a warning bell, before. Thanks for that additional insight!

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Gabrielle Treanor's avatar

You’re welcome! When we step back, pause and notice for a moment it’s quite amazing what we see we will cope/put up/make do with before we ask for help or make a change.

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