Activity v's Rest Hex 38uc

[Lodestar]

I asked Yi 'what's my best approach right now to knowing when to be active when to rest'?

I am recovering from quite extreme burn-out.. and anyone who has had this, will know how if you try and exercise, it does not have the usual results of giving you energy, but depletes the tiny store of energy you have and you feel worse after....and it can take some time to get back to where you were. So it's an incredibly tricky process of trying to not give up completely, and figure out how much you CAN do, but it's so demoralising to get it wrong because of the resulting energy loss and you feel it's better not to try at all!! Hence my question.

I got 38uc as the answer which seems interesting..

Confucius/Legge: In Mutual Alienation we see fire ascending and water descending. We see two sisters living together whose wills move in opposite directions


When diverging interests make a situation seem stagnant or futile, remember that there are always creative possibilities inherent in polarities.

 

[steve]

I had this very recently when I asked what do I need to know this week in relation to work, i took it to mean pulling opposites together, balance trying to bring things into harmony (11) you need to find a balance, maybe doing small amounts of exercise the gradually build up, using vitamins maybe, see or research nutritional answers. Its really up to you how you do it, but thats what i believe this hex unchanging to mean, its a kind of battle to bring back harmony.

Steve

 

[oceangirl]

Sounds like you are judging your inability to get over this burnout quickly because others don't understand what it's like unless they've experienced it - using the word demoralising makes me say this. I've experienced such a thing because of ross river virus - which depletes your energy for a very long time....I'd feel better go for a 20 minute walk and that would set me back for a couple of weeks.
I had girlfriend who scoffed at such a thing and still does....incidentally she works as the manager of a medical surgery - go figure! Because she has tons of energy and always has in the 15 years or so that I've known her, has never experienced a debilitating illness she has no understanding or compassion for people like us.

38 unchanging is about NOT fighting the opposition of this burnout. It's about learning acceptance of your body in it's present state that will in turn give you tolerance to just rest unless and until.

 

[Lodestar]

Thanks both. Most appreciated.
I've been dealing with this situation for a while and yes oceangirl, it's good you draw attention to this, I am totally judging it! I'm sick of it.
I intimately know the whole area of limitations imposed by inability to exercise or have stamina for anything physical. By now I've tried everything, all I have left is to accept it, stop trying to improve and just let it be my life for as long as it needs to be. Thanks for the example from your own life, it helps.

So I will come from another angle.
Where am I on the path to being healed and in harmony again? 10uc

I copy this from Cafe au Soul, perhaps not a recognised site for interpretation? But this speaks to me..

10 Unchanging: Treading on the tiger tail = become fearlessly yourself, no need to rush. Lu unchanging is often a clear message to slow down. Perhaps you need to gain greater clarity about your object of enquiry rather than asking so many questions. It can present the idea of walking on eggshells or feeling that you are in an environment of heavy judgment and criticism. It can also suggest that you are failing to see any deeper reason for why events are unfolding as they are, perhaps feeling like a victim. The deeper aspects of your journey are lost to you. Character development can also be at play. It helps to identify the silver lining in difficulty or the part you play in hitting walls. You are not a victim and a frenetic pace is sometimes the reason you lack comfort. Slow down. Look for meaning. Chances are life is protecting you from making the wrong choices.

How should I feel about my future, my career, my life...as everything is put on hold because of this?
59.9-29

LiSe
Let go of fears, preconceptions, expectations. Give everything the space to be what it is, don't make yourself part of it, changing it to your own size and ideas. Things happen - so let them happen. Fears and rules make them more difficult than they need to be.

 

[Lodestar]

Which leaves me with one question:
What ARE the deeper aspects of this journey?
1.2.3-25

.3 LiSe at 3: The noble one is the whole day creative. In the evening he is alert like in danger. Without fault.
Go ahead if Dao goes ahead, turn back if Dao turns back. Stay in tune with the universe, nobody can ever go another way than Dao and still keep his strength and good fortune.
(Changes to hex.10)

I am learning to listen to and follow Dao.

Well that's a journey worth taking and soothes my exasperation!