However, I hope you have the discernment to realize when being burnt out becomes a regular routine and commit to change. I also hope you know that it's normal to feel burnt out or discouraged or exhausted at times. I hope you put your all into everything that you do, but I also hope you know that it's OK to step away. Instead, I like to think about it as a simple nudge to re-direct. Taking a break or being exhausted doesn't mean that you're not good at what you do. I've realized that some days, I need a little bit more rest or a few more breaks than usual. It's the point in the semester where students start to feel burnt out, and I've started to feel it, too. The trouble starts when we overwork ourselves and work so hard that we forget why we do the things we're doing. So often, I want to do my best in everything that I do, and I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.

This is an affirmation that has become a little more real for me as I get busier. Realize that being burnt out doesn't mean that you're not good at what you do. Most of all, I hope you'll use them to encourage yourself and realize that you are never alone and you always have the power to change your story.ġ. As you read through these five affirmations and ways to give yourself grace, I hope you'll take them in. Grace begins with a simple awareness of who we are and who we're becoming. I've decided to change that in my own life, and I hope you'll consider doing that, too. So often, we let perfection dominate our lives without even realizing it. Even more so, I've realized that in order to give grace to others, I need to learn how to give grace to myself, too. I've realized that when I don't give myself grace, I miss out on being human. The biggest thing I'm trying to work on is giving myself grace. I can remember simple errors I made years ago, and I still hold on to them.

I'm a raging perfectionist, and I have unrealistic expectations for myself at times. I'm easily my own worst critic in almost everything that I do. If there's one thing I'm absolutely terrible at, it's giving myself grace.

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