22/04/2025
The Old Way Was Always Burnout
There was a time I believed I had no choice but to push through.
Keep going.
Do the thing.
Hold everyone else.
And deal with me later.
Later never came.
Only exhaustion did.
Burnout wasn’t a one-time thing.
It was a pattern.
A loop.
A way of life that told me I had to earn rest.
That it was selfish to take time for myself when everything felt so heavy around me.
But here’s what I’ve come to realise:
The weight of the world won’t get lighter if I carry it with empty hands.
It is more selfish NOT to take care of me, who holds the fort if i’m crashed and burned out?
I used to think if I just kept going, I’d eventually find relief.
Now I know that the real relief comes when I stop.
Even for a breath.
Even for a moment.
Even just to remember who I am beneath all the responsibility.
So now — even in the hard times — I choose me too.
I run a bath.
I breathe.
I take a walk, even if it’s just to stand in the sun for five minutes.
I stop and pause for a moment, in the bathroom or the car or asda checkout
These are not luxuries.
These are lifelines.
Because I’ve lived the crash and burn life — and I’m not going back there.
Now I know better.
Now I choose different.
Now I receive.
If you’d like a gentle nudge to help move from burn out to ignited, then i have a 5 day journey starting today
it’s f r ee it’s gentle it’s online
10 mins of your day for 5 days
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