Check in with your Energy

First, reflect on any symptoms of burnout that might feel present in your life right now. Check-in with your energy, your mindset, how you have felt physically lately. remember it’s OK to feel however you feel

 This morning I feel OK. But recently I’ve been confused because I have so much work to do, and I don’t know where to start. I’ve been working as much as I could and then all the sudden, I’m so tired and I just sleep and sleep and sleep forever. I’m also being ravenously hungry a few minutes before bed because I find myself with a room in a complete mess and I don’t have the energy to take my shower.

Now think about if there’s anything impacting how you’re feeling. if you’re feeling burned out maybe it’s something external like an intense deadline coming up soon or a comment that rubbed you the wrong way. Maybe it’s something internal like negative self-talk. or if you’re feeling energized maybe it’s having more downtime or a project that feels fulfilling.  get curious about your feelings and watch them.

I am very scared about my ongoing move to another location who is I don’t know where to start. Also, I’m not sure if I’m going to have to downsize so I’m trying to organize my stuff and there’s just so much to do. That’s what I think of on a deadline I’ve also taken the time to look inside myself and I frankly find myself unable to really believe anything positive about myself pinion but when it comes to beauty, I have none in my own mind. This must stop.

I do say however, when I have positive energy in the morning, I feel a lot better. This was what happened today. And I got a fair number of things done. I hate to have a foggy head. And I seem to have a foggy head too much. But today I got up clear-headed.

Now think about how you can offer yourself kindness here. What do you need from yourself right now?

I think I must have patience when I get so tired. I think I must really try to recognize my qualities. I want to take every day to a time to dedicate to self-care. I would like to schedule it on my agenda. I also must think quietly about why I cannot see anything positive about myself and believe it. This too I want to schedule into my day. The problem with this is that when I try to think about my qualities, I just feel I’m ugly and start to really get distressed and cry.

to finish off try writing a kind phrase or a bit of encouragement for yourself for the week ahead. Something you can turn to when you need it.

I think I could refer to the phrase that has helped me in the past. It’s from an ancient text.

You are a child of the universe. Just like the trees in the stars you have a right to exist.

There was a time in my life that I really believed in this. I think I must go back to that time at least to that ability.

The more we notice how we’re feeling the easier against to notice burnout before it fully arrives let’s take a final deep breath in and repeat this with me, I accept that I can’t do it all the time.

Remember to say to yourself:

I accept that I can’t do it all the time.