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Cyndi Dale is an internationally renowned author,
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From a subtle energy point of view, the best
way to power through resistance is to stop. Press
your inner pause button and open yourself to
guidance from your inner self or Higher Power.
Inevitably, this stage is an opportunity to transform
a behavior, coping mechanism, or perception
that's not working for you into one that can.
If we're fighting the good fight and nothing
is happening, it's because we are called to
perceive the situation or ourselves differently.
One grace-filled way to do this is to conduct
an Intuitive Vision Quest (see sidebar).
STAGE 3: BURNOUT
Stage 3 is characterized by complete burnout or
exhaustion. Indicators can include chronic sadness,
the desire to pull away from others, headaches,
mental and physical fatigue, and stomach problems.
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Once you've reached this stage, you need to
fill in energy—not only move or release it. The
stressor—or your stress about it—has been operating
so long, you are on empty. The stressor isn't even
the issue anymore; it's the fact that you are used up.
The best gas tank is found at the subtle energy
service station.
Subtle energy lies all around us. The most
positive subtle energies emanate from fine art,
nature, poetry, and spiritual wisdom. Blessings
flow constantly between our Higher Power and
the self. I find a good-sized portion in my morning
tea or sitting at my son's baseball games.
Of course, there are subtle energies that are
detrimental as well as beneficial. Don't take in
both! Instead, ask your wise self or Higher Power
to only let you absorb those subtle energies that
nourish you. Saturate yourself with the green
of the leaves, the blue of the sky, the joy of the
child in the restaurant. Allow your soul to bask
in the sunshine of life and grow anew. The key
to restoring ourselves energetically in stage 3
of burnout is to know we get to choose what we
take in. It is this power of choice that frees us to
become the butterfly instead of the caterpillar.
As poet John Muir advised:
"Climb the mountains and get their good
tidings.… The winds will blow their own freshness
into you, and the storms their energy, while cares
will drop off like autumn leaves."
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