Comments on: how to make the most of being toast: embracing burnout http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:31:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lisasonorabeam http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/#comment-4900 lisasonorabeam Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:50:16 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6841#comment-4900 Thank you for telling the truth about "Life Balance" being an insidious myth. I needed to be reminded of this today. When I think of life balance, I think I'm supposed to be cooking or cleaning or raising children or something -- in addition to trying to rock my thing. Fuck life balance. I gave up trying to do it all years ago...but sometimes I forget. <br><br>Today I shall happily embrace my blessedly unbalanced life. <br><br>or as Henry Miller (another one clearly not striving for life balance) advised:<br><br>Paint as you like and die happy. Thank you for telling the truth about "Life Balance" being an insidious myth. I needed to be reminded of this today. When I think of life balance, I think I'm supposed to be cooking or cleaning or raising children or something -- in addition to trying to rock my thing. Fuck life balance. I gave up trying to do it all years ago...but sometimes I forget.

Today I shall happily embrace my blessedly unbalanced life.

or as Henry Miller (another one clearly not striving for life balance) advised:

Paint as you like and die happy.

]]> By: Kim http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/#comment-4793 Kim Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:49:52 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6841#comment-4793 I came across this list today, gave me the shot to the head that I needed. Thank you! I came across this list today, gave me the shot to the head that I needed. Thank you!

]]> By: Justine Musk http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/#comment-3797 Justine Musk Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:58:20 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6841#comment-3797 awesome, awesome post. thank you. awesome, awesome post.

thank you.

]]> By: Loraine http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/#comment-3445 Loraine Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:14:56 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6841#comment-3445 Thank you. I don't even know how I ended up here, link/link/link, all starting with my hero Morganica. I wonder if she will blush? (I hate waking up feeling like I did today, so very low and sad..., no fun). I found comfort, laughs, and comfort here, thanks again. Thank you. I don't even know how I ended up here, link/link/link, all starting with my hero Morganica. I wonder if she will blush? (I hate waking up feeling like I did today, so very low and sad..., no fun). I found comfort, laughs, and comfort here, thanks again.

]]> By: Lucy http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/#comment-3295 Lucy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:29:26 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6841#comment-3295 Oh my goodness, THANK YOU for those words. It's sooo good to know that other people do this too! I go go go too, then I crash, crash crash and burn (well, maybe sounds worse than it is, but sure feels yucky for a doer girl like me!). Love, love, love that song too, 'Beauty in the Breakdown', it has always spoken to me. Thanks for the potent reminders on a day when I needed them most and am feeling so rather alone in the crash part of it all! Oh my goodness, THANK YOU for those words. It's sooo good to know that other people do this too! I go go go too, then I crash, crash crash and burn (well, maybe sounds worse than it is, but sure feels yucky for a doer girl like me!). Love, love, love that song too, 'Beauty in the Breakdown', it has always spoken to me. Thanks for the potent reminders on a day when I needed them most and am feeling so rather alone in the crash part of it all!

]]> By: Lucy http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/#comment-3294 Lucy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:21:06 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6841#comment-3294 Are you kidding?! If you're anything like me, rest is near-on impossible... hence the recurring burnout. Ugh! Thanks SO much though, for putting this in perspective and reminding me that it's not just me... on a day that I can hardly seem to find energy to get off the couch. Which is uber frustrating for a doer like myself! As always though, when I read your words, I am reminded of EXACTLY what I need in that moment. Cool ... and thank you :) Are you kidding?! If you're anything like me, rest is near-on impossible... hence the recurring burnout. Ugh! Thanks SO much though, for putting this in perspective and reminding me that it's not just me... on a day that I can hardly seem to find energy to get off the couch. Which is uber frustrating for a doer like myself! As always though, when I read your words, I am reminded of EXACTLY what I need in that moment. Cool ... and thank you :)

]]> By: Lucy http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/how-to-make-the-most-of-being-toast-embracing-burnout/#comment-3293 Lucy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:18:05 +0000 http://whitehottruth.com/?p=6841#comment-3293 I love that - 'living the dream fatique'! The very thing I get stuck on when I feel the dreaded burn-out feeling is, 'hey, but I'm supposedly living the dream here, why so burnt out and suddenly not feeling so dreamy about what I'm living?!' Love how you frame that. Gives a great perspective because even if we ARE living our dreams, we can still overdo it from time to time... to more time! Thanks :) I love that - 'living the dream fatique'! The very thing I get stuck on when I feel the dreaded burn-out feeling is, 'hey, but I'm supposedly living the dream here, why so burnt out and suddenly not feeling so dreamy about what I'm living?!' Love how you frame that. Gives a great perspective because even if we ARE living our dreams, we can still overdo it from time to time... to more time! Thanks :)

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