I've been grumpy lately.

I've been feeling overtired, overwhelmed, and underappreciated. Work and church have kept me busy, and I probably haven't been taking the appropriate amount of time to rest and recharge my batteries, but I have begun to realize that my grumpiness probably doesn't stem primarily from that. I think most of my negative feelings are coming from the fact that I feel somewhat taken advantage of.

I admit that my perspective may be skewed, but I feel as if I have been giving a lot of my time and effort to other people without getting anything back in return. Coupled with the intermitent feeling that some of these people are taking advantage of my willingness to help, do, forgive, or be patient, and most of my life, from work to church to family relationships, have become lifeless, joyless chores. ... more