Jan. 14, 2024

Navigating the Winter of Burnout

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Season 6

As winter's grip tightens and Chanukkah's glow dims, many of us flirt with the shadow of burnout. But what if there was a beacon of perseverance to guide us through these bleak months? We draw upon the sagacity of Rabbi Elephant from Yeshivas Mir, who offers a treasure of musar teachings that ignite laughter amidst the solemnity, challenging us to stand resilient in our studies, work, and personal development. In a time when the cold of Shvat seems unyielding, these lessons become our steadfast companions, promising a path to reignite our passion and commitment.

In our latest discussion, we also seek the divine spark within "Ani Hashem," a phrase offering a profound lesson in reliability and trust. Sharing the wisdom of Raabi Stein that daily dedication—mirroring the constancy of the divine—ensures our endeavors bear fruit, even when success is a mere silhouette on the horizon. Whether in spiritual practice, relationships, or career, embracing this principle of unwavering commitment can shield us from burnout. So warm up and tune in as we furnish you with the tools to keep your internal flame alight through every tribulation.

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It's right about this time January 14th, january 15th, deep into the winter the Chaydeh Shavath that you'll hear people start to complain about burnout, especially at once job, the weather's dark, it's gloomy, there are no real holidays within the coming months, or then two months till perm and we've turned the page on Hanukkah in Yeshiva.

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I remember the Vadim, the different muster discourses that we used to hear from Rabbi Elf and Yeshiva Asmir, but it almost always have a joke of what are you going to do when you don't have X, y or Z and you're deep into the freezing, cold months of the Shavath month, where it's just you and your Gemara and it's 20 degrees outside and it's rainy?

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Are you going to be able to push through and really become someone that is separated and elevated, that is real to them?

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So what to do about this struggle called burnout?

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Well, maybe we can take a play out of Haqadish Baruch Hu's playbook, because Vayedabh Yelmey Shivayyem and I love Ani Hashem.

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When Hashem reveals himself to Misha Rabbeinu and says I am Hashem, what does it mean?

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What was God saying?

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I am Hashem.

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As in this case, as in almost every case that the Torah says Ani Hashem, or actually translates it the same way that.

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Ne'emon Lashalim Sikhar, you can rely on me that I will pay you back.

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You're working with Haqadish Baruch Hu here.

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No matter how great the struggle is, it seems that failure is eminent but know that you're working with Haqadish Baruch Hu here.

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Ani Hashem am God and therefore you're going to get paid and it's going to work.

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So hold on tight.

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Ne'emon Lashalim Sikhar.

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Hashem can be relied upon to pay through the dark times, through the good times.

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Haqadish Baruch Hu is the ultimate trusted one.

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You can bet your bottom dollar that you're going to get paid in the next world.

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This, it seems like, is what we can apply here.

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I'm paraphrasing the words of my Rosh Hashiva, who used to yell about burnout to us, rabbi Naphs and Stein, and say you got to be like Hashem and you got to show up every day and you got to be trusted and relied upon that, no matter what, you're going to get the job done.

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Because if you start getting burnt out with your Yashiva, learning that you're going to be burnt out with your job and you're going to be God forbid burnt out with your wife and you're going to be burnt out with the next thing and you're never going to have peace.

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So we should say Ani Hashem.

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I am Ne'emon, I am trusted every day, no matter the temperature, no matter the situation.

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You can rely on me and I'm going to get the job done.