Michelle Renee Speaks

About a year ago, I shared with you about hitting a wall and realizing it had a name: burnout. You can read my description of it  here . Honestly, I felt pretty stupid. I thought it couldn't happen to me. After all, I'm a nice person, I try to live right. I have an interesting portfolio and am a hard worker with ethics and integrity. I'm a Christ-follower, minister, wife and a host of other things... and a work in progress. Then, a wake-up call. It did happen. It hurt in ways I can't describe. I'm still in recovery, but seeing the light again and for that I'm so grateful. Writing about my journey is not only cathartic, but also in hopes that I may help someone out there who is also grappling with the same burden.  I've absorbed a lot in the past several years, and I hope to share some of that insight with you through a series of blog posts. If this is you, hold on. It will get better. If this is not you right now, perhaps you could pass th...

I've heard more than one person say to me that this past year hasn't been a great one for them.  I can relate. I usually just nod my head in understanding, fully recognizing that I'm not the only one that feels this way.  Especially around the dawn of 2015, I heard a lot of... "Not sad to see 2014 end" "Goodbye 2014... don't let the door hit you on the way out" "New year's resolution? Not to repeat 2014" For those of you that know me well, you know I'm a doer. A go-getter. A "get 'er done" gal. Someone that has spent her entire career focused on necessary advanced planning, project deadlines, detailed organization and shooting for excellence.  It's how I'm wired. Strange to some of my musician friends I'm sure, but nevertheless, a musician that likes this stuff. I'm an interesting mix of left and right brained- both fighting to take control- and yet somehow working together. (But they often...