Healthy Living: Burnout

"If you do this for too long, you will likely build up symptoms of a burnout, especially if you also neglect you physical health by less sleep, food or exercise.

The advice given in the video is good advice, but I found that it hard to do something with that advice as long as I kept thinking: "But I don't have time for that! I first have to finish these other things!" 

I recommend to re-evaluate if all the things you are trying to do are important enough to risk you health or mental well-being. Are the end-goals you are working towards really worth collapsing for? After you are able to also accept a bit less of yourself it becomes easier practice self-care.

And remember, your self-worth does not have to be based on whether or not you have achieved this one goal... Be kind to yourself! You deserve it regardless of your achievements"

I'm burn out. Okay okay, let reevaluate.

Healthy Living - Hope is a thing with feather

I want to share a very special poem that I recently came to love. It is truly a classic.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -

That perches in the soul -

 And sings the tune without the words -

 And never stops - at all -

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -

And sore must be the storm -

That could abash the little Bird

 That kept so many warm -

 I’ve heard it in the chillest land -

 And on the strangest Sea -

 Yet - never - in Extremity,

 It asked a crumb - of me.

I want it to remind you and me that we are not alone in this journey as long as we have hope.