You know what Changemakers burnout? I know at least one reason! Hear some truth in this short poem for changemakers like activists, advocates, nonprofit volunteers, social good and faith leaders, and caregivers.
For all the changemakers
Who forget that they matter:
I’ve lived this life
I’ve people pleased to the max
I laid my life down for the mission
I was so focused
I didn’t see
That I too
Was also called–
Called to be loved
You matter as much
As those you serve
You matter as much
As the neighbor you love
You matter as much
As those you fight for
Change the world, please
Uplift the oppressed, indeed
Walk alongside the poor, oh yes
Listen well and do good better
Bring unheard voices forth
I just ask that you don’t forget
Your very own belovedness