Highs and Lows

I came to a very important conclusion on Sunday. I was talking with my younger sister, she was going through a bit of a hard time and was wondering if maybe her hormones were out of whack or if she might be experiencing depression. She originally came to me for advice concerning some herbs she might be able to take that would help with either of the aforementioned maladies. As we talked it occurred to me that she wasn't experience depression or hormone fluctuation. What she was experiencing were the highs and lows that everyone experiences in life.
Dr. Christopher theorized that our bodies operate on a cycle of seven's. Seven days, seven week, seven months, seven years. On the seventh of each cycle our bodies need to rest and we experience sort of a breakdown. I think that this ties into life's up and downs. Every so often I experience a so-called breakdown. I'm tired, worn out, not motivated. I want a vacation and am longing for a break but small breaks in the evening are never quite enough. I feel a need for change. I no longer want to do the things that I normally do, dishes, laundry, basic care of the house and family. Basically all responsibilities of a mom. These feelings are followed by feelings of inadequacy and failure. I feel like a failure because I am not the kind of mom I think I should be, because I am tired of being a mom. This is about when I hit rock bottom and find a way to turn around. For me, the bounce back occurs when I kneel down and have a heart-to-heart talk with God. This helps me find a new joy and motivation and I return to my usual productive self.
Until my conversation with my sister I thought I was the only one to experience these "lows." But I'm not. My sister-in-law was sitting in on the conversation and said she also experienced these lows, which led me to the above conclusion. It also helped me realize that when I hit these lows that I don't need to get down on myself for not taking care of my family, I need to recognize it for what it is - my body telling me that it's time to take a break.