taking time to rest
I did absolutely none of the items on my to-do list today.
So, how did I spend the day instead?
By resting. Lounging. I took a nice nap. Played a few games of TFT. Rested some more.
I did leave the house to grab groceries for dinner tonight and ordered a drink as a treat - Thai tea. I've been on a bit of a Thai tea kick lately - even prepared it for the first time at home this week. Maybe I should've ordered something else for the sake of ~ variety ~, but I tend to fixate on a certain comfort food/drink when I have approximately one brain cell to work with.
(Decisions are hard. Sometimes. A lot of times. They are getting easier as I heal from the constant anxiety that good things are limited.)
I was overly ambitious in setting a to-do list yesterday. Yet I still felt the passion to keep my daily blog post streak alive. So here I am, writing and showing up, accepting that this will be my shortest entry yet.
Rest is resisting the agenda of everything needing to be done fast, now, and as soon as possible.
Rest is honoring that our worth is not defined by how much we produce.
Rest is revolutionary.
Some day, rest will not be met with the thoughts, "I feel guilty that I didn't do anything productive today".
One day, we'll celebrate rest and think, "I was better prepared to do my best, thanks for the time I took to rest."
Cheers to honoring our well-being by taking the time to rest.
Thanks for being here.
Sincerely,
Nadine ♥︎