Do you have a day or time of day dedicated to rest? There was a time when rest was not in my vocabulary. Having to be productive every minute of the day felt like I was being driven by a motor I wasn't controlling. That pesky, powerful, and protective nervous system is always operational. It reads the room before I do, it signals danger (newsflash it has little discernment), and survival is its one and only job. Feeling guilty for sitting down? BAM! The body gets up before I can reason with it to relax. Feel uncomfortable in the quiet and stillness? BAM! Rev that engine, which didn't take much, the system was standing by in low ready. I did quite a bit to recover from this hamster wheel of constant hypervigilence but intention and effort is still required. I just finished 12 straight days of work. Have you seen the mess with CA wildfires lately? I am beat to the socks but believe it or not it still requires mindfulness for me to rest. Sitting still is not natural for me. So effort I do because I've seen the benefit of rest. The mind gains clarity (unless I'm distracted by a screen) and the body powers down to recharge. When I add reflection and gratitude the brief resting moments feel like the RESET I didn't know I needed.

If you want to skip to Deana’s part jump to the 25 minute mark and youll find it. Post any thoughts you have to the comments! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EBziGLGPLnAqPijFriXrW?si=Pn5dm6oRSnKR4kpdFPxl7A

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