Overcoming Emotional Black Holes 🎄 How to Survive Christmas Burnout

Hi guys,
Many of us struggle with pre-Christmas exhaustion during December - just as we are manically trying to finish our year's work.
Low energy vs mountainous work is a bad equation.
This collision course can trigger emotional black holes.
Remember:
This is the season to embrace the dip rather than resist it.
What if, instead of criticizing yourself for not being where you want to be, you chose to be grateful for how far you’ve come?
This week’s podcast explores the tools we have at our disposal to guard against the illusions our minds sometimes play on us-especially when we get trapped in a moment:
🕳️ Battling Black Holes: Confront the negative thoughts that drain your energy.
🔄 Reclaiming Agency: Techniques to regain control over your emotions and life.
🌿 Embracing Seasons: Navigate your emotional landscape's natural ebb and flow.
💡 Sustainable Well-being: Practices that support long-term growth and resilience.
🌟 Mindset Shifts: Transform your perspective to thrive during challenging times.
We often criticize ourselves for bad moods instead of recognizing that they carry messages.
Can you listen to what they’re saying?
In an emotional black hole:
Your past is not erased
Your future remains unwritten
You can choose how to approach the present
Today, I share everything I've learned about this space and pass on the tools I've developed from 20 years in the arts and a long journey in psychoanalysis to overcome these challenges.
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AN EXPERT FROM MY NEWSLETTER - Jim Kroft (on Substack)
Don’t get trapped in it - or the illusion it lasts forever.
Our minds can be so fragile, but there is strength in you you can’t imagine.
You are in the heart of your story.
And this may be the chapter that precedes your great overcoming - or finally draws a line under the rest.
It’s not about blind faith; it's about having the courage to remember good things exist.
Why not for you too?
As this year ends, many of us will feel we didn’t move the needle as we hoped.
But the needle has moved - and those micro-movements catapult the uptick.
What if, instead of criticizing yourself for not being where you want to be, you chose to be grateful for how far you’ve come?
Everything takes longer than you think it will, especially change-whether in our lives or even more so in ourselves.
But that does not mean that spiritual progress doesn’t exist.
Leave that to the naysayers of the world.
You are still in life.
You are still participant in the miracle.
Today, I faced a black hole and spent part of it sharing how I reversed its pull, using it to propel my day in a more positive direction.
You won’t win every day.
But the effort you put into engaging with yourself will, over time, elevate your life.
Finally, I pass on the words of a man who once saved my life and still does:
There’s good stuff out there for you.
Jim
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