The antidote to exhaustion may not be rest but wholeheartedness... we are typically exhausted because we are not doing our TRUE work.

Gordon T. Smith
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When we are busy but not doing our true work, we feel exhausted. When we are rested but not doing our true work, we feel restless. When we are wholehearted about our work, we don’t feel tired or restless.

Source: Courage And Calling: Embracing Your Godgiven Potential

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