TheBanyanTree: Burnt Out

[Sheri Baity]

lol... Well Ya'll are just plain silly!  Packing to get on the road in the morning.  Can't wait for sunday evening to start my life!!!  Thanks Everyone!  Love Ya!

Sheri L Baity
Crows Nest Calls
www.crowsnestcalls.com

American Predator Federation
"Where Predator Hunters Are Forming A Pack"
http://www.huntapf.org

A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water~~Eleanor Roosevelt

--- On Fri, 9/23/11, Monique <monique.colver at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Monique <monique.colver at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: TheBanyanTree: Burnt Out
To: "A comfortable place to meet other people and exchange your own*original* writings." <thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com>
Date: Friday, September 23, 2011, 11:00 AM


Yeah, what they said!

Monique Colver
Sent from my iPad

On Sep 23, 2011, at 7:45 AM, Mike Pingleton <pingleto at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, what she said!
> -Mike
> 
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Julie Anna Teague <jateague at indiana.edu>wrote:
> 
>> 
>> You are a wise woman.  One, for recognizing that you need this.  And two,
>> for doing what you need to do.  I hope you have a peaceful time off that is
>> rejuvenating for your body and soul.
>> 
>> Julie
>> 
>> 
>> Quoting Sheri Baity <sheribaity at yahoo.com>:
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I've got one more show to do this weekend.  I wish it were over
>>> already.  I am so burnt out, it's not even funny.  I've lost my
>>> words, I've lost my family time and through all of the miles I've
>>> lost me.  I had forgotten why I do what I do.  I had forgotten that
>>> it was a gift to me to share with others and not a money, fame kind
>>> of thing.  I had forgotten about my mission with the animal itself.
>>> Most importantly, I have lost my Spirit...
>>> 
>>> Well after 15 years of on the road, I have taken a huge step... I
>>> have cancelled shows and hunts for October, November and December!  I
>>> can't believe I did that, but it is done.  And for the next three
>>> monthes I will try to find the meaning of this and myself along the
>>> way.
>>> 
>>> So much has happened in my life that I'm sorry I have missed.  The
>>> simple things that use to make me inhale and feel tingly inside were
>>> the most precious to me at one point.  The opening up my email and
>>> reading about my friends and family used to be an everyday thing and
>>> enjoyment for me.  Now it seems like it takes everything out of me
>>> just to read them on a sometimes weekly basis and then I feel forced
>>> to give them some kind of response to let them know that I hear
>>> them... and 9 times out of 10, sadly that doesn't even happen.
>>> 
>>> So I guess you could say, I'm going home... finally going home to the
>>> basics and the life that has escaped me for many years.  No more
>>> chasing my tail in circles for me.  I can't wait to remember who I
>>> was, what my life was all about, reconnect with those that matter to
>>> me and enjoy life a little.
>>> 
>>> I'm sooo tired but I can't seem to sleep enough to fix that.  Fifteen
>>> years is really a long time to have been gone.  Too many important
>>> people in my life have been missing me, could use a friendly note, or
>>> an open ear.  And this one important person could really stand to
>>> find herself again... find that spirit to dance, breath and love
>>> life. And through all of this, it would be so wonderful to be able to
>>> write about it.  It has been so many years that I've looked up to or
>>> checked on Mother Oak to see how she has been standing.  When I think
>>> about that... that is sad.
>>> 
>>> So, at least for the next few monthes I will be relaxing, pondering
>>> and living the fresh air and scenery of the farm.  Who knows how many
>>> more shows I will cancel.  So if anyone is looking to book a hunt or
>>> schedule a seminar, I think ya'll better leave a message and I'll try
>>> and get back to you sometime in January because for now, I am booked
>>> solide for the next few monthes living again... Natures Cup...
>>> ahhhhhhhhh How I've missed you!
>>> 
>>> Sheri L Baity
>>> Crows Nest Calls
>>> www.crowsnestcalls.com
>>> 
>>> American Predator Federation
>>> "Where Predator Hunters Are Forming A Pack"
>>> http://www.huntapf.org
>>> 
>>> A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she
>>> gets in hot water~~Eleanor Roosevelt
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Julie
>> 
>> ~O
>> <I~ love to run
>> />
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>