Permission To Rest

“You have permission to rest. You are not responsible for fixing everything that is broken. You do not have to try to make everyone happy. For now, take time for you. It's time to replenish.” - Unknown

We've all heard it a million times - you cannot serve from an empty vessel. However, no matter how many times we are told to rest, to replenish, to take the moment to breathe and nourish, we so often choose instead to blast ahead - we opt to push through or put off thinking about ourselves until tomorrow rather than caring for ourselves today.

Strangely enough, I think so many of us are conditioned to feel more comfortable operating on overdrive. We become so used to being depleted that in the rare moments when we have the space to heal we instead elect to fill that space with more activity, more to-do lists ... always more.

You are not responsible for addressing everyones needs in every moment.

There will be times (likely a great many times) in your life where you will need to accommodate, to adapt, to stretch yourself a bit thinner to better serve those you love. And if we are being honest, I think we all know that those more trying moments feel so much easier if we learn to take a tiny bit of time each day to recharge.

Take the breath, take the minute, take the hour or day or week or however much time you can to care for yourself. Because when someone you love truly needs you, you want to be able to show up wholeheartedly with strength, stability, and a full cup.