What if rest isn’t what you thought it was?

Jul 1

Last week, I woke up one day and wasn’t feeling like myself. I acknowledged it. I felt it. And while I didn’t need someone to tell me it was all going to be okay, I did need support.

So, I reached out to someone I trust—and that conversation reminded me of something powerful:

As a Projector in Human Design, I’m not wired for constant output. My energy comes in waves. My wisdom deepens through rest, not hustle.

And yet… How often do we convince ourselves that rest has to be earned?
That it only “counts” if it looks like a nap, a spa day, or a perfectly curated wellness moment?

Here’s the truth bomb:
Rest doesn’t have to look like stillness.
Rest doesn’t need to be scheduled, but it can be.
Rest isn’t laziness.

After that conversation, I canceled what I had planned and went outside. No music. No phone. No to-do list.

I sat on the grass, barefoot.
And I did nothing.

N-O-T-H-I-N-G.

No “productive” thoughts. No goals. Just me, the birds, a squirrel who thought he was sneaky, and the quiet miracle of being.

Thoughts came and went. I closed my eyes. I opened them.
I let it be what it was and that was the most restorative thing I’ve done in weeks.

Then my daughter came home with her boyfriend, and I shifted into connection because it felt good—not because I had to and I was able to feel great about it because I RESTED.

What if rest could be that simple?

What if rest is: