No. 17 Pick your battles: How to contribute without burning out
If you have ever found yourself overwhelmed and stressed when even THINKING about volunteering, attending a local protest, or knowing where to send your donations, I suggest you tune in. In this episode, I don’t just give you some helpful tips on being a good samaritan - we dive into the anxieties and pressures behind why it feels so daunting to give back. I’ll tie activism/contribution acts to the five Love Languages and sprinkle in a dash of why being realistic AND optimistic might leave you feeling brighter about the future of our world. In a time where it seems like the problems we face are endless, and the call to contribute isn’t always quite as loud as the overwhelm of how to get started, I hope this episode offers you some solace.
INSTAGRAM: @theevergreenrx
TIKTOK: @theevergreenrx
WEBSITE: theevergreenrx.com
For business inquiries, please email me at theevergreenrx@gmail.com
Listen to full episode :
Your prescription for living well, dose for this week: Take some time to think on your love language + what ways to care that coordinate with it. What issues really strike a cord with you? What issues would you like to prioritize with any monetary, time or skill you have to give? Is there something that you feel excited about to contribute your resource to?
Episode Resources 🌿
Love Languages quiz: https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language
Article mentioned: Sustainable activism: managing hope and despair in social movements
Romain Rolland, the French Nobel laureate of a century ago, called for "pessimism of the intelligence, which penetrates every illusion, and optimism of the will."
✧:·.: Justice is a Major Arcana tarot card, numbered either VIII or XI, depending on the deck.
This card reminds us to look at things with a clear eye, looking at them exactly as they are, accepting them as they are — so that you can then take a step forward from that rooted place, from the reality of the situation. You can better direct your energy, your actions, your thought, your passion, towards changing the situation when you know + accept what it is in this moment. :·ﾟ✧:·.☽˚。
