Rest, Breathe, Just Be
“Hey. So, a lot has happened this year, and yet, there is still so much to do, and then, there are all the other things you feel like you SHOULD do, but you aren’t sure you’ll be able to.
In this space, I hope you know this is true: any little space you create to do nothing at all right now matters more than you know. Even if it’s just for a few minutes.
And there’s some risk in that because that might mean not every single text gets answered, not every item on your checklist gets marked “complete,” not every single expectation placed on you will be something you’re able to meet, but through it all, you are a human being who has made it through so many things and it still matters when you make room to just be (even if it takes time to see it that way).
Yes, the world is lined with questions, but it is lined with horizon lines and tree lines too— bold reminders at the edges of our current landscape that we must continue making room to rest, to breathe, to be.
So even if it’s only for a moment I hope you feel free to sit on the couch, sleep in, or look out the window and stare up at the trees. And I hope you don’t feel like you need to get more done before you get to experience those things.
Here’s to discovering what it means for you to do nothing at all no matter how small. And here’s to creating room to breathe over and over again.” -Morgan Harper Nichols
I read this on Instagram this morning and it made me pause to think. I re-read it and thought I would share it with each of you. Not only was it a good reminder to me to pause for a moment and catch my breath, it also reminded me that I don’t have to do it all. I was feeling overwhelmed about having the right words to send to you this week. My mind felt a bit jumbled and it was hard for me to pinpoint what I wanted to focus on this week. And then I read the above words and was reminded, I don’t have to do it all. I can ask for help or rely on someone else. So today I gift you with these beautiful words from Morgan Harper Nichols. I hope they speak to you like they did to me.
Affirmation for the week:
I have more than enough time for everything (including rest).
