“Most of the things we need to be most fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest.”
~ Mark Buchanan
I’ve slept away another day.
Perhaps I’ll do the same with this day too.
But that’s okay.
Resting begets healing. In repose we consolidate knowledge and even our muscles use the time to store memories. Resting rebuilds strength. It allows us to rally so that we may press on with renewed vigour. Rest creates that quiet receptive space where we can pay attention to our Muse when she whispers wisdoms and inspirations in our ear. It is while we rest that we more easily hear the voices of Guides and Angels.
How long have you been fighting this urge to slow down, to pace yourself, to stop for a moment and catch your breath?
Pushing on when you are exhausted just leads to more chances of something breaking, and that something might be YOU.
If this resonates for you, maybe you need to read this post:
Resting restores. My wish for you today is that you find some time to pause and just BE, if only for a minute or two.
Maybe it’s time to give yourself permission to slow down, or even to stop for a while. Outer Work might cease while you rest, but so much Inner Work can get done. That’s important progress too. Some might even say life changing!
Thanks for the reminder! My mom used to say, “Sleep is the best medicine.” Sometimes listening to soothing music or positive, guided imagery can help. The CD “Relax-n-Renew” has been found to be beneficial. Sweet dreams.
I certainly needs some tips from Harry and Burt …they seem to have it all sown up bless em .
Cherry x
Reblogged this on Spirit In Action and commented:
Thank you! So true and so often forgotten!
Amen! Hugs, Barbara
Sometimes our bodies need sleep and when they do we should sleep.
Cats make you relax too. Lucky I have three to keep me reminded to take time out.
Chill if you will.Renew and relax.
dogs = gurus
That picture is the CUTEST. 🙂 Puppy sweetness.
Thank you for this post. Blessings of rest to you.
Synchronicity- I just posted something about resting as well:)
And I just scheduled one about not pushing myself too hard. So much synchronicity!
I’m getting the feeling we need to take it easy a bit, huh?
*Nods* 🙂