Burnout is all too real, especially when you are rebuilding from a mistake, coming back from a failure, or building a better life after mental illness. As we learned from Dr. Rachel, resilience is all about building up resources so we have them when we need them.
A friend inadvertently reminded me of the value of restoration when we connected the other day. We were supposed to record a podcast, but she had a rough and trying week and needed to recharge. What an awesome bit of self-awareness!
When I start hitting a wall, I have learned to embrace the power of the nap. I wish I could remember where, but I somehow got the idea that Thomas Edison got by with 15-minute "cat naps" during periods of mass inspiration. That story could be total BS. In fact, I might have picked it up from that Dan Aykroyd/Fran Drescher classic "Dr. Detroit." Not that you can't learn from just about anywhere.
I digress.
Mindset is dependent on many things, and one key ingredient is energy. We can only do and give so much. Which brings me to another movie lesson. In one of my top-3 favorite movies "Slap Shot," a Paul Newman/Strother Martin classic that I think we can all agree was robbed of a 1977 Oscar nod, Swoosie Kurtz's character says of her husband: "Johnny always says, you can just screw so much and drink so much." And therein resides the lesson.
Reset yourself after periods of great effort. Take time to restore your mind after you have dealt with stress or trauma (or drama). Your resources might be far greater than you think, but they are also better when you give them time to build back up.
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