Rest is not Lazy
I woke up at 3am in a panic. Just a little anxiety knocking, waking me up with waves of fast pumping adrenaline.
A couple of hours later, I was able to fall asleep again and a few hours after that I was still in bed - awake, but exhausted.
(If this sort of thing doesn't happen to you, know that it is exhausting. It will leave you wiped, like you ran ten miles instead of just laying there staring at the ceiling.)
Do you know what my first thought was, laying there in bed somewhere between 8 and 9am?
”If someone saw me like this, at this time, they’d think I was lazy.”
Before I could stop it, a ripple of shame ran through me about being in bed.
Even after years of beating truth into my mind and soul, these thoughts still come at me.
Even though I KNOW rest is good, I still fight guilt and shame over times where I am “not productive.”
Even though rest after a panic experience isn’t just good but VITAL, I still fight guilt and shame about taking that time to heal and rest.
Rest is not lazy, friends. It is necessary, it is vital, it is something to celebrate, something to schedule, something to encourage.
Rest. Is. Not. Lazy. - Stevie Swift
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Some awesome quotes about rest
Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else. - Martha Beck
It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems. - Thich Nhat Hanh
We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal. - Thich Nhat Hanh
I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That's where I get my best ideas, maybe because I'm balancing my body. - Katy Perry
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