The Importance of Rest

Productivity comes from finding a balance between ‘doing’ and ‘being’: Actively pursuing our goals, and allowing ourselves to rest along the way

Life gets pretty harsh pretty quickly if we expect ourselves to be producing all the time.

Resting is so important.

I notice myself using the word “waste” to describe time where I didn’t do what I wanted to do. But that “wasted” time was likely my body and mind telling me it was time to take a break.

We feel our best when we live a life in sync with our values and meaning. I believe resting is also a value. If we look at our ‘down time’ as just as legitimate a way of spending our time as the time we spend focusing on our goals, we move from judgement to meaning.

Balance comes from taking action to fulfill on our goals and dreams (doing) AND allocating time for being.

And no matter what- let’s be careful in how we talk to ourselves. Let’s embrace and play around with more gentle and compassionate language- and watch how that shifts how we feel.

As always, would love your thoughts!