Hi there.
How are you?
Today I want to share about somethings that I've been thinking about durring the past month.
I've been thinking about, life.
Not just the normal mundane life that goes around, day in day out.
Check in, check out.
My friends are going overseas, some are finding relationships, and I am just being at home, enjoying my holidays, my bakery course and my church.
But you can only think of those for a while until you get bored.
I don't know if you're like me, but your a task person, you have your list, you even want weeks planned.
And trust me, when I don't have a plan, I do a tantrum, and I don't like the word, "Relax.'' I'm a bit like a cabbin fever border collie, I have to do something on my weekends.
Have you gone through that feeling?
We have our plans and we want something a bit more exciting, a little bit of plan.
The first thing, of burn out is tiredness, even though you're getting sleep you still can't get enough.
You over commit, everything starts to feel glitzy and fantastic.
It takes a while to actually see things for the things that they are.
Peoples enthusiasm gets to you, and you just don't want to see anyone or anything.
You have a sharp attention span, and only cope with small things.
You want people to leave you alone, and being alone isn't wrong, it's actually quite healing.
Everything seems wrong, wrong timing, for anything and everything.
It's in the this spot where you find grace, it's not that you hid rock bottom, but you are actually trusting God to carry you, and letting him do it.
Burn out, can happen, to anyone.
So how can we avoid burnout?
We probably can't avoid it all together, but we are not alone together.
We have our friends to share the journey, and the bible, the proper weapon to read when we are feeling overwhelmed.
Look at the things we are doing, what still needs to have a place on the calender and what doesn't.
Try and have some fun, you are allowed, to be free and be the person you are called to b e, you are free and are under no condemnation, and guilt.
Say how things really are, because chances are if you don't no one will know what you are thinking.
Speak it in love and in truth.
Chloe
