keep centered

Before Hroar moved out to California, he was experiencing a lot of mental fatigue and burnout. I therefore ordered him to take a "Mental Health Day", at least once a month. This entailed him leaving his house and studio and going to do something fun and something unrelated to pottery. No doing errands or chores, but spend time going to a museum or walking around town and shopping/window shopping or taking a long drive into the countryside to enjoy the beauties of nature. Stuff like that. It is only difficult to get started with this idea, but once you start you will find yourself looking forward to it. When I worked at my last job, I got so stressed out at times that it felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders. When I started taking a mental health day, even though it was just one day, my outlook on life improved and my energy at work improved. I don't know if your job will allow you to do something like this, but perhaps taking a weekend day and just doing something that isn't related to your job, or your pottery or your family might help you recharge your internal batteries and give you a day for yourself to be just yourself. I don't know if this is what was originally meant, but this is how I read the post.