I was talking with a friend recently.  We are both passionate about fixing systems and are actively engaged in this work.  But the systems are broken and the people inside are scared, reactive and lash out at outsiders (which we both are).  How to resolve the dilemma of taking care of our own health vs. promoting healthy systems knowing that, at least temporarily, the ailing system places a great load on you.

So far I don’t have the answer, but I will be taking things one step at a time, always trying to act from love, for myself, for the workers in the system and for the people they serve.  What would love do?  That’ll be my mantra.