Once upon a time, not too long ago, there lived a vibrant and energetic woman named Star.
Star LOVED life and moved through it at a pace of her own design.
Fast and furious was the tone and anything less was deemed unworthy, for Star ONLY knew how to approach life in a manic, busy and fairly stressful way.
NOTHING slowed Star down
Being me is sometimes the most effortless thing in the world - yet sometimes I fight and resist who I am at the core.
How about you beautiful?
What would it look like to give yourself full permission to be you - with all your individual ideas and preferences, eccentricities and experiences, vulnerabilities and imperfections?
What would it take to truly love all parts of yourself right now?
Rest.
Beautiful, deep, effortless, simple and life-giving rest...
What does it look like for you?
Sinking into the stillness of my restoration practise is pure bliss for my weary soul, and has become a part of my day that is non-negotiable.
It's not important how much time I spend giving back, nor how I choose to show up for myself, rather that I intuit what my needs are and honour them in a way that leaves me feeling recharged, reenergised and reconnected.
It might be a gentle walk on the beach one day and a restorative yoga practise the next.
It might be 10 minute meditation practise or a 2 hour nap.
The overriding point of prioritising time out is essentially to help me move me out of feelings of exhaustion and emptiness and into a space of vitality, ease, and fullness.
But what about the feelings of guilt that can arise when we slow down and consciously take time out for self care?
Ideas around rest in the current patriarchal paradigm see us put off taking time out to refuel as our conditioning points out that rest is indulgent, lazy or that we just don't have time for it.
If you could let go of those old thoughts, what might it look like to put your needs first for a change?
