This week has been jam-packed with life. Today as I caught up on some much-needed rest, I found myself thinking about the differences between being lazy and resting. How does being lazy feel different than resting? Why might this be important for me to unpack? 

Resting vs Laziness

There is virtue in work

virtue in rest

overlook neither.

Stillness does not require busyness 

Resting is not being lazy. It is self-care.

A heart listens

A mind gets tired. 

When you're tired, rest 

give yourself a break.

Know you are not responsible for fixing all things broken.

Know you don't have to please everyone.

Know your baggage seldom matters.

Know you don't have to have everything figured out.

Be kind to yourself, decide

quality over quantity or quantity over quality.

Move slower, be mindful, be nicer to you

heal mentally, emotionally, and physically 

regenerate repair and rebuild. 

In service to others, take care of yourself.

Know what holds you together. 

Know when to catch your breath. 

Know your work-rest balance

commit to your wellness.

Change requires rest.

A calm mind requires rest.

Rest holds space for all you experience.

Celebrate what works and take care of what doesn't.

Change, renew, rejuvenate or harden.

Give yourself a chance by

doing what you love and love what you do.

Permit yourself to rest.