Fine is not a feeling
full speed ahead 24/7/365 causes crashes
so many times i stopped counting
after screaming at the top of my lungs
when something didn’t go my way
or plans changed
i’ve been so tense my muscles
i was raging
i was short-circuiting
>> many successful women are burning out <<
it’s a badge of honor to be busy & exhausted
we brag about our lack of sleep and long hours
like they give out awards for suffering
we drink a bottle of wine a night
we don’t have time to open that flood gate
if we did
we doubt
it would ever close
we’ve been locked up
so long
our hard work is our salvation
disguised as our perfection
keeping us from slowing down long enough
to look at the reality of our lives
burnout doesn’t happen overnight
the problem is, most of us ignore them because they are so accepted and expected that we don’t recognize them for the red flags they are
motivating ourselves with self-abuse
it’s called being an adult
we say
pull it together
put your big girl panties on
just do it
what’s wrong with you
we ask
so-and-so has it worse than you
you’re so lazy
it’s not that bad
everyone i know is fried
i’m too busy
i don’t have time
today is the ONLY day to get things done
look at our to-do list
he needs me
they need me
she needs me
it’s fine
i’m fine
i’m fine
second, fine is not a feeling
let’s look at what is REAL
ignoring what is doesn’t make it not
it’s time we reclaim our power 🔥