Day Twenty-Nine: Connect to Rest

I feel like I am more tired than ever, even though I’m not running around like crazy anymore. Now, that may be some low grade depression setting in, but probably it’s my body saying, Oh, do we get to have what we need now? Great, I’d like a nap. I’m doing my best to listen but after a few decades of running from one thing to another, it’s hard to slow down.

If you’re at home like me, there is no reason for us not to listen to our bodies right now. That rest might look like a calm walk or a peaceful cup of coffee. It might look like hitting the snooze button or telling your kids you’re going to sit and read for 10 minutes whether they like it or not.

If you’re considered essential and working outside right now, this is probably the equivalent of Black Friday, Finals Week, and the first three months of parenthood all mixed together. Thank you for what you’re doing and in so far as it is possible, I wish you peace and rest. I wish you safety and calm. I wish you endurance and strength. And when this is all over, I hope you get the mother of all naps. One of those really good long ones where you don’t even know if it’s day or night and you need a cup of coffee to wake up after it. I hope there’s a cuddly cat or dog sleeping next to you.

So today, home or not, what’s one thing you can do to rest? How can you listen to what your body needs right now?