What an amazing winter this has been. My goodness. Going from 2024 into 2025 has been revolutionary. Has anyone else experienced this?
We had a number of changes in the stars which are always signs for seasons and times, but wow, the effect has been palpable. I will say that it seemed unavoidable to find the information, everything about the astrology happening in the sky was coming from all directions. It was very apparent that attention was required and necessary.
I have truly been through a completely life altering change since taking a break from the store. It was partially a forced break by Abba and partly a choice to take the hint and rest, recoup, and recalibrate. It felt as though years' worth of going nonstop finally caught up with me and said, "Nope, you are resting, you've done so much, it's time to stop."
I was actually on the phone with my dear friend Cathy and she was reading me the list of symptoms of burnout. We were both having it, in different ways but specific to us. We were burnt out! 
The symptoms of burnout can seem a lot like depression but it isn't true depression. It is close though and although mental health is not something to take lightly, you know you aren't depressed through it, it's closer to apathy. Exhausted apathy. You truly don't have the energy to do more. The physical and emotional symptoms that come with burnout can vary from person to person but are usually emotional and physical exhaustion, feelings of cynicism or detachment from work, and a sense of reduced professional efficacy. Other signs may involve trouble concentrating, lack of motivation, and increased irritability.
You can see how it seems like depression but the lack of motivation is coming from the extreme fatigue and it's almost embarrassing at the end of the day when you rest and try to relax and can't seem to get caught up. 
It took the last few months to get to a place of balance and calibration that I believe I was supposed to get to. The biggest lesson from this time was not that I was burnout, it was how uncomfortable I was with self-care and resting. That bothered me most. I was listening to teachings and reading when I could and the messages were all the same... "You need to rest, feed yourself good food, give yourself extra care, meditate, and stop overthinking. "
It is because I chose to listen to this advice that the last few months have had such a drastic change in my life. Some days it was like time didn't matter the focus was on understanding myself. Why were particular emotions surfacing? Why were thoughts and memories coming up? Why was I reacting this way or that? I had radical acceptance that self-care was a "me" problem and chose to change that, so I became more acutely aware of how I felt physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step they say. The past few months have been a step-a-day kind of day. Each one is pivotal, loaded with the potential, to either break me down or raise me. This journey was necessary and because I have been through the gauntlet, I want to share my knowledge with anyone who is going through something similar. This "store" was never meant to be just a store. I love the things that help us physically ground, but spiritual, mental, and emotional grounding are the other three parts of our whole life. 
We are living in incredible times and what is coming is calling us to raise our heads, look to the truth, look within ourselves, and examine and show ourselves approved. Why? Because WE as a people can shift the entire world into a higher state of being, a higher frame of consciousness, and a place without fear, lack, or darkness. Because we are called to be bringers of light, it is our honor and privilege as heirs of the promise to bring in the highest vibration of pure truth we can.
Jessica Kiser
Manifest Health