My counselor’s latest discovery
Recently, I’ve had a few of the hardest days of my year.
At first I thought I was losing my mind: small comments seemed to irritate me, my heart felt strangely heavy, and I couldn’t focus on simple details.
My counselor suggested that I might be experiencing the initial stages of burn out.
So, I reflected on my current workload and realized that I have no margin. My time is split between church ministry and teaching. I’m working 3/4 time as a worship and arts pastor. Our church is in transition (we lost our lead pastor in the summer) so it means all of us as staff are feeling a bit stretched already. At the same time I’m teaching 3 Bible College courses: 2 of which I’ve never taught before. That means my evenings are consumed with research and class prep.
I think my counselor is absolutely right.
She’s smart. And very kissable. That’s why I married her.
So, for the rest of the year I’m going to ask for help. And I’m only going to do what I’m good at. The rest can wait.
