Source https://tinybuddha.com/blog/the-great-horned-owl-that-kicked-me-out-of-burnout/
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu
I’d known for months that I was burned out.
The kind of burnout that creeps in quietly—behind your eyes, in your spine, in your calendar. I was volunteering in raptor rescue, monitoring eagle nests as the busy season ramped up, juggling consulting work, supporting adoption placements, writing, creating. I was showing up fully in every space except the one I lived in: my body.
And yet I refused to let go. I told myself it was just a busy season. That i…
Source https://tinybuddha.com/blog/the-great-horned-owl-that-kicked-me-out-of-burnout/
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu
I’d known for months that I was burned out.
The kind of burnout that creeps in quietly—behind your eyes, in your spine, in your calendar. I was volunteering in raptor rescue, monitoring eagle nests as the busy season ramped up, juggling consulting work, supporting adoption placements, writing, creating. I was showing up fully in every space except the one I lived in: my body.
And yet I refused to let go. I told myself it was just a busy season. That i…
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