Daily Reflection: You Are Allowed to Not Hustle Through Exhaustion.
You don’t need to earn your rest.
You don’t have to prove your exhaustion before you’re allowed to slow down.
Tiredness—whether from grief, stress, burnout, or simply the pace of life is a signal, not a weakness. When your body or spirit asks for rest, you are allowed to listen.
We’ve been taught to keep going, to hustle harder, to wear busyness like a badge. But there is quiet courage in pausing. In saying: “This is enough for now.”
Healing and clarity come more easily when we stop pushing and start honoring what we truly need.
So if you are tired today, please rest.
Breathe. Be still.
You are not falling behind; you are just catching up with yourself.
You are not slow. You are not late.
Life continues in its rhythm, and when you’re ready,
it welcomes you back; softly, without question.
If you need rest, take it.
If you missed a moment, know that there will be another.
The sun rises again tomorrow. The fruit ripens in its own time.
And you, too, are allowed to move at a pace that honors your heart.
“And if you missed a day, there was always the next,
“Still Life” by Sarah Winman.
and if you missed a year, it didn’t matter,
the hills weren’t going anywhere,
the thyme and rosemary kept coming back,
the sun kept rising, the bushes kept bearing fruit”
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