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Burnout Is Real
Every training I have ever taken around animal care includes a section on preventing burnout.
Working with animals is heartwarming, and it is also heartbreaking. And it is not just animals. Any role where you are in service to another soul opens you to this risk. That is why it matters so much to build in small moments of care for yourself each day.
A few 5-to-15-minute pauses to step away, breathe, or find a little joy can help prevent burnout, or at least slow it to something more manageable.
This weekend, I took my own advice. For me as much as for you. They say you teach what you need to learn. But my favorite reminder is this, practice what you preach.
I spent the last 12 hours today working on a mix of personal and business things. This time, I made a point to honor what I wanted to do while still tending to what needed to be done. I did not push through.
When frustration or brain fog showed up, I listened. I got up. Had a snack. Gave some kitty belly rubs. Switched projects. Or simply walked away for a few minutes. It might sound like a time game, but I actually get more done when I do not push myself to the breaking point.
Life is a marathon, not a sprint. We were not put here just to endure our days, but to live our purpose and enjoy the one life we were given.
I hope you found moments of care and presence this weekend. 🙂
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