Burnout...
06 July 2006
I hit burnout last night pretty hard and my brain kinda just shut down... this happens to me periodically. It doesn’t happen as often as it used to which is something to thank God for. I ended up going on a very long walk at about 1am maybe not the wisest thing to do but I felt a little better.
Because I was still pretty crappy this morning I made the decision not to go to HBC. I have particularly low levels of tolerance for people, kids and all things relationally related when I’m depressed. Instead I went for another very long walk and spent a good few hours praying and reading the Bible. It was great knowing that I could participate fully with my brothers and sisters work @ HBC in prayer.
Brain function was restored somewhat, I got my hair cut and ate a mountain of food...
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Glad you are feeling better - gotta keep the batteries charged...
glad you feeling a bit better after break, be sure to rest some more ;)
a lesson i have learned to keep from burning out is to make the effort to find solitude with God. That's what I had to do with my kids camp last week. I took several moments during the day to seclude myself away from the others to rest and meditate.
if i hadn't i think i might have fallen ill like the rest of the staff ... plus, i WASHED my hands.
plus ... you need a scarf!
"plus ... you need a scarf!"
yeah scarves are 'hot'! ;)
Glad you took time out Mike. It's not worth the damage caused by burnout.
Personally it makes me unhealthily cynical and resentful rather than joyful, when people ask me to do stuff.
You'll need to keep making time for that next year during MTS, even if it feels like you 'don't have time". Trust me, you DO and you must take your holiays somewhere else, where people don't ask you to do stuff at church....
You'll be much more effective that way long term.
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if i hadn't i think i might have fallen ill like the rest of the staff ... plus, i WASHED my hands."
At the school I work at, some bathrooms don't have soap or paper towels! I've learned to keep a big bottle of "aquium" a no rinse germ killing solution. Keeps me from being infect by "germans" ;)
Mike is going to need a man-bag, to keep his scarf, aquium solution, stawberry lip balm, and a variety of other metro-essentials needed by the modern man.
he he...that's too funny, Jonny!
as long as he has it slung over his chest and not hanging from his shoulder, it should be ok, Jonny. but he shouldn't need it for the scarf cuz he'll be wearing it.