This post filled me with such awe, Erin. So many things to love about it! The idea of purposely being UNproductive resonates hugely. I’ve been following a similar way since my burnout a few years ago. I’m still in the allowing myself to stop running, but each time I’m slowing down from a less frantic pace, and often simply resisting the urge to start running. (Ha, I say ‘simply resisting’ though it doesn’t always feel simple!) That line in your poem - “The change in pace enough for my soul to become steady” is sublime! Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Gabriela! It really does feel like we’re almost hard-wired to run, doesn’t it - even when we’ve burnt right out and are reeling from the consequences of it! (Which reminds me that the systems we are a part of don’t really care if we burn out and that should really tell us something.) The practice of being *unproductive* really does feel essential to me to break the cycle so I’ll keep on leaning into the discomfort of it to try and rewire that default in me!
Gorgeous 🤍
Thank you, Ange 🫶🏻
This post filled me with such awe, Erin. So many things to love about it! The idea of purposely being UNproductive resonates hugely. I’ve been following a similar way since my burnout a few years ago. I’m still in the allowing myself to stop running, but each time I’m slowing down from a less frantic pace, and often simply resisting the urge to start running. (Ha, I say ‘simply resisting’ though it doesn’t always feel simple!) That line in your poem - “The change in pace enough for my soul to become steady” is sublime! Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Gabriela! It really does feel like we’re almost hard-wired to run, doesn’t it - even when we’ve burnt right out and are reeling from the consequences of it! (Which reminds me that the systems we are a part of don’t really care if we burn out and that should really tell us something.) The practice of being *unproductive* really does feel essential to me to break the cycle so I’ll keep on leaning into the discomfort of it to try and rewire that default in me!