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Hallo,

here I am back for you with some more insight about the four seasons and how we can profit positively in our lives from this natural source of energy.

Did you already think about which type of person you are? Do you feel your personality reflected in winter time or in autumn? In spring or in summer?

Remember, we were saying that winter is the time of reflection and nest building; spring is the energy burst itself; summer is lightness and fast flow; autumn is joy towards achievement and rest.

You have read about the “workaholic” in the past post. Today let us take a closer look at “the friend” and at “the perfectionist”.

Being a “friend” you always feel the urge to help and you do not feel well nor able to relax until you have not helped all people in your “radar”. This is a very positive attitude and helping others is always a very gratifying job. Still, there is a huge BUT to it: you need not forget about yourself!

Learn saying NO. It is like the sun that warms us (not only) in summer … but sometimes says NO and then we find some clouds on the sky … “oh no”, many people might think. We need the sun, to warm the water to grow the plants, to get a sun tan, whatever it is … But just think about it: too much sun means dry flowers and burned skin … and it is the same with you: the more you give the more people expect. The more you give the less they will say “thank you”  and will forget soon how to appreciate all your help; it will become “normal” to them.

Helping is wonderful and very gratifying, as already mentioned above. Just start testing the incremental gratitude that one simple NO can bring to you; how much time for you to relax a single NO may mean, give it just a though, how much energy a single NO can keep within you!

“The Perfectionist”: huge discipline, focus and determination guide you. Well, no doubt that you are a “perfectionist”. Autumn eventually reflects best what the perfectionist looks like. Tearing off old clothes, getting ready for a new start, a next step, whenever it is needed. Obligations and work come in before joy and fun. You never miss out on a date, on a birthday or a meeting.

The perfectionist could be a vivid and walking “Outlook Calendar”. Sports and family are those who lose out most on this as your wish and thrive for perfection is so big that you hardly allow yourself any time out; time to have fun and to reflect; time to be creative and have fun. Easiness and a bright spirit can give you this ultimate energy boost to make you a smiling perfectionist and allow yourself to not only function perfectly but to live … I know this is a difficult process; I have been through it, but it works

Last but not least, the next post, the third one of this short series here on fighting burn-out and enjoying life, will be about the “Life Artist”. So make sure you check back soon and get inspired by nature for a better life!

Have a fantastic day

Your Kasia G.