Flowers grow out of dark moments
"Love the moment.
Flowers grow out of dark moments.
Therefore, each moment is vital.
It affects
the whole.
Life is a succession of such moments
to live each, is to
succeed."
Corita Kent
If everything
is so Good, Why Do I feel so Blah?
We've all been
there.
There's nothing wrong.
But work is stressful and you've been working too many hours trying to finish one great project before moving on to the next one. Oddly enough you might even be thinking of quitting.
As someone who prides herself on 'going all out' at work and in life, your focus on excellence
has brought you praise and landed you great positions. Everyone loves your work and sings your
praises, saying "You're smart, responsive, creative and
productive" and "You have all the makings of a superstar".
So why are you now
nursing a case of the blahs--feeling anti-social, wanting to take naps instead
of socializing, and turning inward when you finally take time off?
Burnout and the Blahs
When you feel you've
lost that fire inside driving you to excel and enthusiastically jump into working with the
next project or client--or you secretly fear you're in over your head and are soon to be
discovered as incompetent--you've come down with a bad case of the Burnout
Blahs.
Like so many others
who desire to make their mark on the world you've given your all without
sufficiently replenishing your energy along the way. When we fail to
adequately engage in non-productive play to re-balance, our fire and drive can
extinguish quickly.
When your emotions
flat-line into a case of the blahs you know it's time to re-balance.
"Burnout is nature's way of telling you, you've been going through the
motions and your soul has departed; you're a zombie, a member of the walking
dead, a sleepwalker. False optimism is like administrating stimulants to an
exhausted nervous system."
Sam Keen, Fire in the Belly
How to Regain the
Fire in Your Belly
You already know you want to excel and be the best you can be. So why is
it so difficult for you to do what you already know you need to do to
maintain that fire in your belly more often than not?
The secret
to regaining the Fire in Your Belly? Engage in non-productive play in
your private persona.
Times of drive must be balanced with times of idling, and you must give
yourself equal time living as your private self as you do as your
public persona. Staying 'on' 24/7 is crazy-making behavior that leads to
burnout, self-doubts and the blahs.
The antidote is to practice doing nothing--regularly. You must
consciously plan fun private time into your week or you'll find the subtle
ever-pervasive infiltration of work into your mindset.
Train yourself to keep a reserve of relaxing and pleasurable moments in your daily life. Life isn't always about moving forward. Sometimes you have to stand still and clear your mind to be your best going forward.
"Find a place you
trust and then try trusting it for a while."
Corita Kent
💓Stop
💓Do nothing
💓Unplug
💓Give in to that nap
💓Unplan
💓Have a dream-free day
💓Lose the expectations
💓Accomplish nothing
💓Putter
💓Lolly-gag
💓Tinker
💓Find your FLOW
💓Listen to the wind
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