Year of Overwhelm?

Year of Overwhelm?
February 11, 2021

First, From the Heart

We wonder why time is flying by. Why are there never enough hours in the day to get through the back-to-back Zoom meetings, constant revisions to project plans, and to-do lists that only grow longer? Adding insult to injury, we no longer have the opportunities for social connection and entertainment we once enjoyed to alleviate stress.

Welcome to 2021! Before we dub it the “Year of Overwhelm,” let’s see what we can do to slow things down. How can we stop the epidemic of burnout that is sweeping the globe? The pressures have never been greater. Our challenge as compassionate leaders is to unwind the intensity so that we and our organizations, teams, and families survive and thrive.

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Around We Go

Are things spinning out of control? Do you feel a sense of dread and overwhelm that can accompany so much of what life has become? Yet we don’t dare slow down. If we do, how will we keep up? What will people think if I’m not too busy, crazed, or stretched too thin?

Listen to the lunacy of the culture that values overworking as a badge of honor. A culture that expects us to sacrifice relationships, sleep, wellbeing, pleasure, play, and so much more of what used to be “normal” parts of life. We need not be judged or valued by the enormity of our sacrifice and output. We are human beings with basic needs, feelings, and desires. We need to breathe. We yearn to be well, whole, and connected. We yearn to love and laugh with abandon. We yearn to be free.

When can we practice? Always!

Photo Credit: Ishrona from Denver, Colorado, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

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