I recall my own journey to expressing gratitude. I started my own gratitude lists years ago, and at first, I found it difficult to think of things I was grateful for. So, I wrote stuff like, I’m grateful for the sky. I’m grateful for the apple I ate at lunch. I’m thankful for the garbage man who picks up my stinky trash every Friday.

Not setting boundaries is so exhausting. I know first hand, because I never set boundaries either. I put everyone and everything before my own needs. And it resulted in me burning out, big time! Not setting boundaries comes at such a great cost.

Banishing burnout begins from within and extends into the systems we work in. When we show systems how to treat us, because we care for ourselves, we shift systems to wellbeing with us and for us. Restoration Room, Tucson, AZ.