I’ve been thinking a lot these past weeks about what I allow myself to do-especially around rest. By necessity as well as by choice, I’ve built a lot of rest into my days. But what I’ve been struggling with lately is allowing myself rest that is not planned.
Rest outside of my 30 minutes of reading before work, outside of my midday nap, outside of quiet evenings and early bedtimes. I’ve been struggling with allowing myself to rest on top of all these scheduled moments of rest.
Part of that struggle is grief at feeling the way I have, part of that is sheer annoyance. And while I still feel those things, reframing the need for more rest is terms of something I allow myself has helped. It feels more like a choice than something that is forced on me. I feel grief, and frustration and am allowing myself to rest.
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What are you allowing yourself?
Allowing is about tending to, listening to, those desires and needs that we often push to the side—whether it’s our need for more rest, or our desire for a life that looks differently. Allowing is about exploring a life that is perhaps different from what you were taught.
Allowing is about tending to, listening to, those desires and needs that we often push to the side.
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to choose your own needs and desires over productivity and hustle culture.
You are allowed to want a different life.
You are allowed to want more space.
You are allowed to want to make more money.
You are allowed to have a more flexible business.
You are allowed to work less.
You are allowed a business away from the norm.
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