Breaking
She’s not fragile
Nor is she unbreakable
Not easily brought down
Though not invincible
She needs breaks
Although there will be times when she won’t take them
And she will find herself breaking
. . .
She’ll cram one more to-do into her evenings
Just one more into her weekends
She’ll catch up one of these days
Then she’ll rest, she says
But she gets snippy
Her hands a little shaky
A migraine comes
And the list only gets longer
That empty weekend never comes
The dust-covered books on her nightstand call out
And she knows it’s time
. . .
Time for a break
A real one
Or else she will find herself breaking
Broken
She doesn’t want to go there
Not again
So today, she takes her break
. . .
Rest is not a luxury
Nor is it something we earn
You must rest, my darling
Sometimes it’s the most productive thing you can do
That’s where I am today, my lovely. . . sorely in need of a break, a walk in the woods, a slow coffee date with myself, silence.
So, I’m leaving you this morning with these simple thoughts and heading out on the trail for a rainy walk in the woods. I’m starting my weekend early ~ Macbook closed + phone on silent until Monday (after that one meeting I have today, although thankfully it’s a fun one).
If you need a break, I hope you can do the same.
Don’t wait.
Don’t try to earn it.
Do it today.
Most things can wait.
Your soul isn’t one of them.
Below are the last few emails + blogs we’ve chatted about ~ if you need more courage to live the life you know you were meant to live or inspiration for finding a good book to read (or 5), I hope you find it there.
There’s also a little something about the Well + Wander Retreat I’m hosting at Acadia this May ~ Details & links below.
Now, let’s take that break.
💛