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Invitation to rest. April 30, 2012; acrylic on canvas board.

For most of my life, I have been a terrible at letting myself rest. I carried a badge of honor for working long and hard. I joked (not joking), that I ‘rested’ by changing hats and doing something else.

So yeah, burnout, exhaustion, anxiety, and physical manifestations have been real companions …

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