{"id":19679,"date":"2016-11-04T11:47:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T17:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/?p=19679"},"modified":"2021-04-27T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:28:12","slug":"overcoming-burnout-letting-go-to-regain-peace-purpose-and-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/overcoming-burnout-letting-go-to-regain-peace-purpose-and-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming Burnout: How to Regain Peace, Purpose, Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I'll be back next week with a few super delicious recipes, but\u00a0right now I'm here with something different. Today, I simply want to share some thoughts related to an area of personal development\u00a0I've been working on\u00a0lately. The topic?\u00a0Overcoming burnout: how to\u00a0regain a sense of peace, purpose + joy.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Overcoming<\/p>\n

More and more over the last few years, I've grappled with\u00a0feelings of frustration, exhaustion, and overwhelm when approaching\u00a0the work I truly love to do. There have been times when I've felt a total loss of inspiration and\u00a0apathy for\u00a0the tasks I typically greeted\u00a0with passion. During\u00a0one\u00a0stretch in particular\u2014from May of 2015 to June of 2016\u2014I googled\u00a0\"burnout symptoms\" on an almost weekly basis. Sometimes, I even followed the protocol for addressing them. Although the vacations and self-care days worked wonders in the short-term, their long-term ability to nip burnout in the bud left something to be desired.<\/p>\n

At the time, I was working full-time as a psychologist, writing my cookbook, and maintaining this lovely space. Clearly my overstuffed schedule was the root of these feelings...right? Maybe I could just wait until the end of the school year and then I'd be on leave for a year and all would be well again? Unfortunately, no and no.\u00a0I thought that by changing my circumstances, I could change my experience. Well, June came and went, and despite having only\u00a0two of those\u00a0three things (i.e., book and blog) to focus on, it was the same old story.<\/p>\n

So,\u00a0like any incurably curious psychologist would do, I unpacked my\u00a0feelings and began to examine the\u00a0what's, why's, and how's behind them. It didn't take much analysis\u00a0to see that there was more to the issue than an over-scheduled calendar.<\/p>\n

Through this investigation of mine, three things became clear:<\/p>\n

1) Much of the\u00a0overwhelm I was experiencing stemmed from a faulty perspective I had developed.\u00a0In short, I was placing a higher value on checking to-do's off my list than witnessing\u00a0and ebbing\/flowing with<\/em>\u00a0my daily experience.<\/p>\n

2) At its core, it seemed to be a well-intentioned perspective that went sour somewhere along the way. What began as, \"It's important for me to be productive, and I'm proud of myself when I've created something meaningful,\"\u00a0<\/em>morphed into,\u00a0\"I value productivity above all else. The more productive I am, the more I'm able to control the outcome\"<\/em>.\u00a0This may\u00a0have been all well and fine except for one problem: life happens. Also, I'm a human being, not a productivity machine.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0I wasn't alone. Just the opposite, in fact. This experience seems to be all too common. We're led\u00a0to believe\u00a0that success hinges on our ability to accomplish\u00a0more in less time (it doesn't) and that if we're not \"hustling\" ourselves into the ground, then we're not going to get to where we want to be. It's no wonder we feel crappy\u00a0when we can't keep up, let alone get ahead.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0high expectations and a\u00a0<\/em>desire\u00a0to control collide with the unexpected circumstances (e.g., bumps that pop up in our lives), we're greeted\u00a0by\u00a0unmet expectations. In my experience, unmet expectations led to\u00a0feeling out of control which led to\u00a0frustration, overwhelm, and exhaustion. Clearly, the solution is to just work harder...right? Wrong, so wrong, but that's certainly the story I told myself at first. A story that\u00a0ultimately led me to burnout, because I was operating from a fear-based place of frantically forcing as opposed to a knowing, trusting place of faithfully\u00a0flowing.<\/p>\n

\"Overcoming<\/a><\/p>\n

Envision\u00a0a\u00a0merry-go-round. Like most, this merry-go-round has a cyclical rhythm to it; it spins\u00a0round and round in one direction and then it comes to a stop, rests, and eventually repeats. If you tried to stop or even reverse the merry-go-round mid-spin, you'd be frantically opposing its natural rhythm (and likely end up defeated, too). Alternatively, if you attempted\u00a0to will the merry-go-round from its resting state back into a full spin, you'd be pushing with all your might\u00a0against the weight of its stillness.<\/p>\n

Regardless of which approach you chose, you'd be destined to a similar fate:\u00a0frantic\u00a0forcing. Sounds exhausting, doesn't it?<\/p>\n

But what if you took an entirely different approach? What if you hopped on the merry-go-round with the intention\u00a0of simply being<\/strong><\/em> and you trusted\u00a0that wherever you were in its\u00a0cycle, wherever it took you, was exactly where you needed to be in that moment? With this perspective, you'd be able to flow\u00a0with the natural rhythm of the merry-go-round, spinning as it spun and embracing its\u00a0pauses, too.<\/p>\n

How would that feel? Not the spinning per se, but the overall sense of\u00a0relinquishing the expectations, the desire to control, the forcing, and opting, instead, to move with a\u00a0momentum greater than your own\u2014what would that be like?<\/p>\n

After considering the options, I imagine we'd be hard-pressed to find a shred of logical support for \"frantic forcing\". The irony, of course, is that so many of us find ourselves unwittingly leaning on that very method every day. Whether it's our visceral frustration\u00a0to an unexpected dilemma that pops up the moment we step out of bed or the list of to-do's that we've inflexibly bound ourselves\u00a0to simply because we\u00a0should<\/em>, we\u00a0must<\/em>, we\u00a0have to. <\/em>We build barriers to joy when we forcefully resist the circumstances of simply being.<\/p>\n

What would happen if we shifted our work priorities around a bit? What if we moved \"be productive<\/em>\" down a notch or two and our first priority was\u00a0\"be open to the present possibility<\/em>\"<\/em>? This shift doesn't mean we\u00a0give up on productivity but rather that we reorganize our\u00a0approach from one that grates on us\u00a0to one that supports, energizes, and better serves us.<\/p>\n

Once we release the idea\u00a0that\u00a0fearing, forcing, gritting, and bearing\u00a0<\/em>are the only way forward, we're able to see a much better way:\u00a0trust, flow, let go, and grow<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Overcoming<\/a><\/p>\n

With this approach we...<\/p>\n

Trust<\/h3>\n

Trust<\/strong>\u00a0that things will unfold exactly as they should. This doesn't mean that our days, weeks, to-do's, careers, etc. will unfold exactly as\u00a0we believe<\/em> they should. Yet we can rest assured\u00a0that there's opportunity tucked away within each unexpected outcome if we'll simply\u00a0get out of our own way long enough to see it.<\/p>\n

\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb For years, I had a majorly\u00a0inconsistent meditation practice. I'd meditate for several days in a row and feel great, and then I'd quickly give up the practice when life got \"too busy\".\u00a0I was operating from a place of fear and distrust, believing that things would only work out if I forcefully willed them too. Then, one morning this past August, I glanced over at my favorite meditation spot in our living room and my inner voice said, \"Just sit your butt down. Not tomorrow, not next week, NOW.\" As the saying goes, \"You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you're too busy; then you should sit for an hour.\" Ever since, I've made meditation and self-reflection a priority in my daily routine.<\/p>\n

We'll always be too busy if we don't slow down. When we trust in the process, we release our fears and create space for the things that will support us along the way.<\/p>\n

Flow<\/h3>\n

Flow<\/strong>\u00a0with our\u00a0circumstances and embrace\u00a0their natural unfolding. This means resisting the urge to yank, tug, pull, push, or attempt to break the merry-go-round when its cycle doesn't align with our to-do list, expectations, hopes, dreams, etc.<\/p>\n

\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb A\u00a0few weeks ago,\u00a0my site crashed just as I sat down to write a post. In the past, I would have resisted the flow and attempted to force\u00a0the cycle to realign with my own (i.e., called my hosting company; refreshed the page 1,247 times until it finally worked; huffed, puffed, and offered up a few choice words to the universe to be certain\u00a0my anger was heard). This time, I looked at it as an opportunity rather than a barrier. I shifted my perspective from resisting to embracing, opened up a blank word document, and wrote the post offline. In this case, by flowing with the circumstances, I was able to see a solution.\u00a0In the end, I wrote more creatively\u00a0and\u00a0in less time than usual and was left feeling joyful instead of frustrated.<\/p>\n

Let Go<\/h3>\n

Let go\u00a0<\/strong>of our attachments to expectations\u00a0as well as the\u00a0desire to control the outcome and, instead, choose to just\u00a0be.<\/em>\u00a0By letting go of the outcome<\/em>, we relinquish control and realign ourselves with the process<\/em>. When we're aligned with the process, we're present,\u00a0which leads to more meaningful, fulfilling experiences in the work we do. From a\u00a0state of presence, <\/i>we're able to become\u00a0curious observers of our circumstances, whether they align with our expectations or not.<\/p>\n

Let's give\u00a0ourselves permission to release the guilt\/shame\/worry\/regret\/disappointment we've grown accustomed to shrouding ourselves in when faced with\u00a0unchecked to-do's, mistakes, and even failures. We are not our unchecked to-do's. We are not our mistakes. We are\u00a0not our perceived failures. Much the same, we are not our completed to-do's, we are not our correctness, we are not our successes. Sometimes the best way forward is to pause, release, and reset.<\/p>\n

\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb For years and years, I insisted on continuing to work while I ate lunch.\u00a0I believed that by doing so, I could secure the outcome I desired. At times, I was even boastful\u00a0about the habit, \"Yeah, I work through lunch every day. Gotta keep hustling.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

With self-reflection on my side, I now see this behavior for what it really is: burnout fuel.\u00a0In recent months, I've added a different set\u00a0of to-do's to my daily list: \"Take a break for lunch. Take a break for joy\".<\/p>\n

I make myself lunch and hit pause on conventional productivity for a full hour in favor of something that will nourish my spirit: fun. Sometimes that's reading an interesting article on a topic of curiosity (lately, that's\u00a0just about anything from Wait But Why<\/a>). Other times, it's watching an inspiring\/funny\/feel-good youtube video. The only goal\u00a0is joy. From the vantage point of my former perspective, this would have appeared to be five\u00a0wasted hours per week. However, my current perspective sees it exactly as it is: essential\u00a0to my well-being, creativity, and joy.<\/p>\n

Grow<\/h3>\n

Grow<\/strong>\u00a0by embracing the daily obstacles (read: opportunities) presented to us. These opportunities in disguise aren't necessarily the ones we\u00a0would choose for ourselves, but they're exactly what we need to move through in order to grow, change, and expand into our most authentic, connected,\u00a0and courageous selves. And when we're authentic, connected, and courageous, we have a whole to offer not only to ourselves but also to the world. In essence, we GLOW when we GROW.<\/p>\n

\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb Looking back on the last (almost) 33 years of my life, it's clear that my greatest obstacles were also my most formative teachers; they shaped, strengthened, and humbled me in countless ways. It's not an exaggeration to say that I wouldn't be the person I am today without them. Interestingly, it wasn't until I stopped resisting these obstacles that I was finally able to learn from them. It's likely that you have similar sentiments when you reflect back on your own life. Maybe burnout is the obstacle\u00a0you're facing during this particular season of life or maybe it's something else altogether.<\/p>\n

I'm certainly not an expert, but I've learned that work, life even, becomes more\u00a0joyful when we trust the path, flow with the current, let go of our expectations, and grow (and GLOW) in new ways.<\/p>\n

\"Overcoming<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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