“It’s okay to rest.”
The quote came my way through an unexpected messenger. It
was a cup of flavored tea that a co-worker was drinking, and this was the quote
hand-written on the side of the cup.
Being one who needs that message, I paused.
Questions started to bubble to the surface:
Is it okay to rest?
What would rest look like for me?
What would it feel like?
How would I benefit from rest?
What ways can I work toward rest today, this week?
What questions arise for you when hearing the simple words:
It’s okay to rest?
Write them down.
The questions themselves are telling you the answers. But do
work on answers for each of the questions.
And find time and space to share those questions and answers
with someone close to you today.
My hope is that this upcoming 3-day weekend will give us
opportunity to rest. Or more correctly, that we will take and make the
opportunity to rest over the weekend. And next week. And the following week.
It IS ok to rest! So what most of us really need is the permission to rest.
ReplyDeleteI hereby give permission for all of us to regenerate so we may continue to be of service to ourselves and others to the best of our ability.
Ive always said, rest is training.
ReplyDeleteI had an activity packed weekend/early week (mon & tues), basically going going going! then into Tuesday night/Wednesday morning into today I fell sick! (this was probably my body telling me to take it easy and rest!)
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