Rest

Rest is not performative. Easy to say, simple to nod my head in agreement, but very challenging to implement. My inner critic attempts to persuade me that my rest needs to be on par with what others are doing. If people are going on a trip, I need to go on a trip. I need to find cool new places to go or adventures to have so I will have a story to tell — but that is not the point of a break. A break is designed to recharge and replenish your own resources that have been depleted from serving. I realize I risk further depletion by making a performance out of it, but this is the deception: your critic doesn't call it a performance. It hides itself under all sorts of disguises. But the truth is, I am resting and recharging in my own way, doing things I enjoy. My battery needs recharging, and attempting to recharge while also executing a story does not lead to energy.

What would your rest look like if no one was ever going to hear about it?