I could say I am self-taught rester. I had a revelation in autumn 23’ when I realised I have first signs of a burnout and I slowly added different resting in my life. Most of the things came to realisation when I quit my previous job last October and started journey of recovery, directly by the words you mention on estranging ourselves by tiring out. I am really happy to admit I finally know and like myself, simply by offering myself rested version of me. Tho, it has been quite a journey in which I found out how hard did I actually try to not rest. Seems funny now.
Thanks for bringing this up, even though I sit in a better (more rested) version of myself now, it is still tremendously appreciated and welcomed.
"Self-taught rester" is a beautiful introduction. Hello! We resist rest so much (as a collective) and I am always asking why? Perhaps because resting means not being productive, or to rest means not knowing the outcome. It's like we are a little shamed to admit outwardly that we are thriving, because it doesn't have a reference point in a capitalist or paradigm sense.
Resting always comes back to the soul for me, it is how we access our true, wild self.
I genuinely wait for the day when I ask someone how they are, and they say "I am SO well rested, and you?" - which it sounds like you already are.
Really appreciate the depths of examples here! Struggling with my own need for deep rest and itch to work on things even though it feels forced. So always nice to see one more encouraging post about letting the rest be the action. Working on an app right now to help clear away numbing-out things and re-integrate restful things into my life (no notifications, don't worry). Deleting almost all my apps last week has finally made my phone not feel like a toy but a tool.
No notifications, well done! We are really never going to be fully available to life ALWAYS, but even micro moments of proper rest are one way to have stores for it. I love the idea of a phone as a tool, NOT A TOY. It has become an extension of most people's psyche.
I could say I am self-taught rester. I had a revelation in autumn 23’ when I realised I have first signs of a burnout and I slowly added different resting in my life. Most of the things came to realisation when I quit my previous job last October and started journey of recovery, directly by the words you mention on estranging ourselves by tiring out. I am really happy to admit I finally know and like myself, simply by offering myself rested version of me. Tho, it has been quite a journey in which I found out how hard did I actually try to not rest. Seems funny now.
Thanks for bringing this up, even though I sit in a better (more rested) version of myself now, it is still tremendously appreciated and welcomed.
"Self-taught rester" is a beautiful introduction. Hello! We resist rest so much (as a collective) and I am always asking why? Perhaps because resting means not being productive, or to rest means not knowing the outcome. It's like we are a little shamed to admit outwardly that we are thriving, because it doesn't have a reference point in a capitalist or paradigm sense.
Resting always comes back to the soul for me, it is how we access our true, wild self.
I genuinely wait for the day when I ask someone how they are, and they say "I am SO well rested, and you?" - which it sounds like you already are.
Bravo. And brave work.
The quotes from Mutribo and Joy Sullivan were the most resonant for me today. Thank you for being a rest guardian and protector x
Sitting and lush tomatoes! Seeing you rest (in lavender glory) was the sweetest sight
Really appreciate the depths of examples here! Struggling with my own need for deep rest and itch to work on things even though it feels forced. So always nice to see one more encouraging post about letting the rest be the action. Working on an app right now to help clear away numbing-out things and re-integrate restful things into my life (no notifications, don't worry). Deleting almost all my apps last week has finally made my phone not feel like a toy but a tool.
No notifications, well done! We are really never going to be fully available to life ALWAYS, but even micro moments of proper rest are one way to have stores for it. I love the idea of a phone as a tool, NOT A TOY. It has become an extension of most people's psyche.