Life and the Pitfalls of the Dreaded Saturation Point
Photo by Andy Beales
When does a traveler get tired of traveling?
When does a writer get tired of writing?
When does a doer of anything get tired of doing anything
they love?
Saturation is likely.
When does one reach a saturation point?
What is a saturation point, to begin with?
It is the occurrence when there is no more room to receive
more of something or absorb more of something; to be full beyond
a desirable point. Or so I’ve read.
With liquids or solids, the saturation point is obvious.
What about with the mind, body or heart?
When does the mind reach the saturation point; when
does the body;
when does the heart?
The mind and the body get tired, too exhausted to think or
do more, when overactive, or underactive, or when
under or over-nourished.
The heart is the same.
The physical heart needs exercise and healthy food.
Without those things, the heart, like the mind and the
body, can weaken and stop.
However, knowing those things won’t help us unless
We actually work to maintain those healthy habits to
keep ourselves healthy and happy and not saturated.
What about the emotional heart?
How can that reach a saturation point?
The emotional heart reaches a saturation point when one
gives and gives and gives without receiving,
And rather than overflowing, it will eventually drain.
How can the emotional heart be maintained?
The emotional heart is maintained by giving but also
receiving as much as is given.
Photo by Dieter de Vroomen
With a writer, a lover of words,
the mind can become saturated when the mind, body and heart
are not in sync,
And the flow of words starts to become sluggish,
Uninteresting or superfluous.
When the writer becomes dissatisfied with his/her work
There becomes the need to take a break and get a
fresh start.
The traveler is not much different.
The body, mind and heart need to be in sync, also,
To continue with adventure after adventure.
Too much get-up-and-go,
Too much packing and unpacking,
Too much planning ahead to make a trip go
smoothly can be draining.
Or not planning at all – just go,
Which can lead to excitement or disaster.
Whatever the traveler prefers, there becomes a point when the
Excitement of seeing yet another new place
Is tiresome and no longer exciting.
And that is when you know the mind, body and
heart have become saturated to the point of
needing to be refreshed.
That means it’s time to take it easy, take it slow.
Rest and rejuvenate;
Give as much as you take.
De-stress and enjoy the moments.
See the adventures - in whatever forms.
Appreciate the gifts, the enjoyment -
In whatever forms.
And start afresh, renewed, revitalized and
un-saturated.
Photo by Mahsha Ziapour