08/02/2021
R E S T 🏔
Rest has always been a hard concept for me to grasp. In the past, I've prided myself on my work ethic, on my ability to keep going + going, and my constant drive to do better. And none of these are bad traits to have, but without rest to support + balance them, they just inevitably lead to burnout.
It's ironic, being in the healing world--teaching others to learn to slow down, listen to their intuition, and invite calm into the chaos--and then behind the scenes not doing the same thing for myself 😅Although I guess I shouldn't call it ironic, more just being human.
And this past week my body said "nope, you need to find rest, and if you don't stop yourself we're going to make you stop." I didn't listen though-- I thought I could go further, think harder, push it even more. So my body's defense mechanisms kicked in and forced me into four days of feeling like absolute s**t 🤒
And I'll admit, it's been HARD. I'm in the middle of a launch, I'm on a content creating roll, I think about work all the time--when I'm at my day job, when I'm working on BW, when I'm NOT working on BW. I'm constantly thinking of new content, new ideas, checklist after checklist. But in the midst of all of it, I forgot to make myself come home to that place of rest, to my inner hearth fire.
Anyways, here is a reminder to take a breather. Take a day, make a list of your favorite things, and DO THEM. Tend to your inner hearth, your inner home, and draw on the well of soul within yourself. That way, you can come back to your work full of energy + inspiration. And most importantly, you can show up best for others when you've made that commitment to yourself.