Standing on the edge of the community pond. Burned out at being a professional caregiver and educator for the past 20 years. I remember it like it was yesterday. I had already been scaling back my practice, so I slowly reached down my side. I grabbed my pager and threw it into the water. Within the next few weeks, what remaining clients I had, I successfully was able to place them with another counselor. Oh my God. I was free.
I spent 2 decades working as a crisis counselor for a non profit organization. In addition to that, I had a thriving practice and was teaching 15 classes online. My typical day lasted about 18 hours of non stop work. Throw in continuous education and trying to have a social life, I was burnt. I had more than enough money and plenty of real estate, it was time to walk away.
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When was the last time you took inventory of your life and decided it was time to have fun? Over the next couple of years, long story short, the perfect storm happened. Not just once, but twice. We lost everything. Well, almost everything. We didn't lose hope. And we certainty did not lose the concept of self care. In fact, when we had all those resources, it seemed as though we were cluttered and unfocused. Now, life is simplified.
My practice is growing and I'm making the bills. The difference is the mindset. The goal is peace and joy. The wife and I live on the east coast in a vacation town. We live minutes from the water. And within 20 minutes to 2 hours, we are in driving distance to 13 vacation spots. Life is simplified now and there is not much I would change.
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As we focus on the future, work and commitments, so many of us have lost our way. Some so much so, that they start engaging in high risk behaviors. They damage their relationships and lose their identify. So I ask, when is the last time you just had fun? You put the phone down or have a computer free day. You invested time in your children, or simply went for a walk.
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