3D REFLECTIONS OF LIFE

Do you feel you can't shake off that exhaustion even though you are on holiday? If this is the case, the reality is that you are suffering from burnout. Many of the symptoms of burnout were there throughout the year, but you probably dismissed those early warning signs.   There are two reasons why you don't see yourself as a sufferer of burnout. Firstly , you may not know how to recognize the symptoms of burnout. You may have accepted being tired constantly because of work overload. Family demands frustrate you, you ignore spending time with friends and your conversations are mainly about work. This preoccupation with work after hours and the absence of fun and quality time with family and friends are all telltale signs of burnout.   Secondly , you may be in denial. You tell yourself that it is normal to feel wasted at the end of the year. You may also play the blame game and identify everybody else as causing you undue stress and not take responsibility for your own ...

Blouvlei LSEN's talented dancers   I wonder how many of you remember that saying: "stop the world, I wanna get off"? Compared to our pace nowadays, that expression was an exaggeration at the time.   The world is on speed dial. We meet each new day, with a hangover of our busyness of the day before. There is no time to pause, because...   From the minute you wake up , you are confronted with the big rush.   Traffic snarls past you with their occupants looking harassed and sleep deprived. Your mailbox shouts at you with sender requests to deal with issues raised NOW. Songs playing on the radio are cut short to make way for commercials or traffic updates. HELLO?   We need to start a SLOW DOWN revolution, fast. We need to learn how to channel our energies to dance to the rhythm of real living.   Let us start now.   Take time to enjoy the flowers and the trees in gardens, along the roadside and in unexpected places. Listen to the various bird ca...