We work in an industry where, more often than not, we have to prioritise what needs to get done over our own needs. We learn those ways of being and doing that seep into our personal time outside the workplace. Today I invite you to take a look at your own relationship with rest.
When it comes to the subject of rest, we can respond in one of many ways:
- You might be dismissive – that you do not need the rest. So you push through your task just like you would back at work
- You might feel guilty, as I stated above, because someone or something else needs you more than you do
- Or you might not feel you deserve to rest – if you have not expended enough energy or done enough during the week, you might try to compensate for it through busyness on your days off
Whatever the case might be, do this exploration without judgement. Just be curious about how you relate to the subject of rest.
Recently I read an article that laid out the seven different types of rest we have accommodate into our lives: physical, mental, emotional, social, sensory, creative and spiritual. To me it feels like a very Western thing – to intellectualise something as fluid as rest. That knowledge might be useful, but it is nothing if you think about rest in your head.
What might be more helpful is to be tuned in to your need for rest.
If you can do that, you are halfway there – all that remains is to honour that need in whatever way you can, as soon as you can. We do not have to make it more complicated than that!
Rest is one of the topics I address in my workshop next month for women in Hospitality. We look at how feminine energy can help you access and honour self care, and that includes rest.
Join me! Bookings close on Thursday March 4th.