Tag: exhaustion

Resilience Fatigue

Resilience Fatigue

Last year, as summer approached, I wrote about the emotion sometimes referred to as cave syndrome. It’s the feeling one gets, upon nearing the end of a troubling time, of reluctance to emerge… more emotion Resilience Fatigue

faded love beauty

Shěnměi píláo

The hottest fires extinguish their fuel at the quickest rate, then move on to burn elsewhere. Soulmates uncouple more often than not.

washed up

Washed Up

The fear of the washed up is that, with their image tarnished, they’ll never again be given a chance to prove themselves.

compassion fatigue

Compassion Fatigue

True compassion fatigue occurs among those who work regularly with people who are suffering from trauma.

second wind

Second Wind

Even exhaustion cannot be maintained forever. Sometimes, after exhaustion has set in, if we persist in our efforts, we experience a revival in mind and body alike. The second wind is a metaphor… more emotion Second Wind

long road emotion

Weary

This week, our journey into greater emotional granularity follows the path of pilgrimage, the purposeful mindset of traveling that seeks the happenstance of insight before the concrete goal of the destination is achieved…. more emotion Weary