Thursday, 21 October 2021
Burnout Context
When people all around you are leaving, it’s disconcerting. Is it from office burnout? So many people in the office are suffering from “trudge” fatigue – the constant pushing to keep yourself motivated when the circumstances around you are becoming increasingly complex.
This feeling of burnout is what’s pervading the office at the moment. The seasonal break at the end of the year couldn’t come fast enough for some folk. Today, I’m feeling the same trudge fatigue, and it just seems like the year’s been a burden.
Interestingly, people in the office have been using slog and plod to describe the journey. Do they know it’s the Year of the Cow or the Year of the Ox too? It certainly feels like we’ve got yokes around our necks ploughing the fields this year. The sowing has been getting vaccinations. Hopefully, 2022 will see the fruits of those labours – our reward for being diligent.
The burnout was what preoccupied my mind today. So, let’s see what the cards say.
Today's Cards
The Cards - Burnout Analysis
Carryover Cards
No cards carried over from yesterday.
Cross
By listening to my Inner Voice, I’ve wound up looking inside myself once again in the Distant Past. In essence, it’s looking at The Source of the burnout mood I’m picking up from others. It took me stepping back and looking at the office from an outsider’s perspective (The Outsider, as influence).
I found out how others were feeling by using Friendliness, that is, being myself (the Goal). In the Recent Past, I’ve been Fighting my tiredness, trudge and burnout feeling. So, when someone mentioned the Christmas break, I couldn’t wait!
Future Energy has The Burden. Unsurprisingly, everything at the moment is weighing me down. Of course, there’s nothing specific, just general burnout.
Base
When you recognise the signs of burnout or are plodding, it’s a sign that weight is lifting and there’re Feelings of Healing.
Others’ Views of me was that I’m Clinging to the Past, and they could be right. After all, we did talk about them and sometimes, I get carried away with the nostalgia.
Alternatively, it’s not what the Feelings were saying, and the Hopes & Fears position indicated I might be fearful that the Healing I think is happening is just The Dream of illusion. Or I hope that’s not the case.
The final position is Politics as the Outcome. Politics is all about being diplomatic; sometimes, it’s necessary to keep the peace. So, I should keep any feelings or ideas to myself – for the moment, at least.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
- Tarot Layouts per month
SEO – It’s been a tough year, with people retiring, leaving or passing away, the office is feeling its effects, the trudge contributes to burnout.
