Out of the Deep End

Weedman walked by, looking more tired than I felt. I asked him how he was doing.

“Ever swim all day when you were little?” he asked. “Maybe in a big pool?”

“Sure,” I said. “Why?”

“I remember being tired at the end of the day, trying to pull myself out of the deep end.   Sometimes I wouldn’t make it on the first try. I’d get halfway out of the water, and fall back in. My head might even go under, but as long as I held onto the side, I knew I’d be OK. I wasn’t gonna drown. I’d have to rest a bit, and try again. That’s how I feel about my job and my recovery right now.”

“Hang in there,” I said.

“I’m tired, sometimes I feel like I’m underwater, but I’m not drowning. I’ll be OK if I just hold on.”

Today I will hold on, and not worry if I’m underwater for a time.

Burnout Training ©2018 by Ken Montrose

Burnout Training is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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