95 Quotes About Exhaustion

Notions of rebellion had been expelled out of her by the stifling sun

Dark circles under my eyes sink deeper and deeper into my skull, in contrast to my pale skin there is an undeniable resemblance to a fresh corpse.

But there were certain early days in Casterbridge- days of firmamental exhaustion which followed angry south-westerly tempests-when, if the sun shone, the air was like velvet.

One day I found myself sitting utterly exhausted and wholly spent from this failed journey to secure everything that I wanted. And when the tears abated and my vision finally cleared, I was astounded to find that I had always been surrounded by everything that I needed. And I have not cried since.

I find a sort of beauty in exhaustion, a bittersweet sensation when the caffeine is no longer enough to get you through the day & you have to dig deep. To tap into reserves you didn’t know you had & push on. In a weird way this is when I truly come alive.

My head aches, my eyes burn, my arms and legs have given up, and my face in the mirror has a grayish cast. The bed, across the room, calls in its unmistakable lover's croon, Come to me, come, only I can make you truly happy, oh, how happy I'll make you, don't resist, remember how you moan with pleasure the instant we touch.....

It was hell to be so tired, and still care.

The antidote to exhaustion may not be rest but wholeheartedness... we are typically exhausted because we are not doing our TRUE work.

Soothing the exhaustionIn my soul,So I can fall back skyward,Safe in your arms,And survive to dream again.