I was invited to join an online 'toastmasters' for coaches and said yes because I can get so nervous in speeches and want to become more comfortable doing them. 

I said yes, but really didn't feel up for it. I had been feeling slumpy, uninspired and mildly depressed for a couple of weeks. 

I didn't really feel up for it but the great thing about committing to someone else is that I just have to get over myself and show up. 

As I sat with what I wanted to talk about it felt too hard to even think of what that would be given how bleaurgh I was feeling. 

So I didn't try. I stopped all attempts at pushing and hustling, gave myself permission to feel as I was feeling and tuned into what I needed.

That's when I remembered a tool that's helped me so profoundly in the past. A tool that I'd temporarily forgotten about (right at the time I most needed it). 

This tool is key to helping me through cycles of burnout and depression and it helped me through this one so...