Great Vow for Mindful Activists
Aware of suffering and injustice,
I, [tara scott], am working to create
a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.
I promise, for the benefit of all,
to practice self-care, mindfulness, healing, and joy.
I vow to not burn out.
Burnout and self-sacrifice, the paradigm of the lone hero who takes nothing for herself and gives everything to others, injure all of us who are trying to bring the dharma into everyday lay life through communities of transformative well-being, where the exchange of self for other is re-envisioned as the care of self in service to the community. The longer we live, the healthier we are; the happier we feel, the more we can gain the experience and wisdom needed to contribute toward a collective reimagining of relationships, education, work, and play.
~Mushim Patricia Ikeda
I Vow Not To Burn Out via Lion’s Roar
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Reblogged this on dhamma for mama* and commented:
As the saying goes, you can’t serve from an empty cup! So I’ve taken the #VowNotToBurnOut and am sending all of you self-sacrificing parents, caregivers, and nurturers the energy and support to do the same.
“Burnout and self-sacrifice, the paradigm of the lone hero who takes nothing for herself and gives everything to others, injure all of us who are trying to bring the dharma into everyday lay life through communities of transformative well-being, where the exchange of self for other is re-envisioned as the care of self in service to the community.”
~ Mushim Patricia Ikeda
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