Maybe I’m obsessed with rest because of all my sleep issues. I spend a lot of time feeling exhausted. Unable to do the things I want to, I get resentful. I’m pretty sure being resentful makes the rest less effective so that when I finally do rest it doesn’t help much. The perfect example of a vicious cycle.
I am particularly bad about letting my brain rest. I may sit or lie down to rest my body, but I keep my brain busy. I listen to podcasts or watch videos. I keep the new ideas coming, which often adds to the list of things I would like to do but can’t right now, which doesn’t seem like a good idea either.
In my extensive quotes collection, I found this:
The ego hates to rest. … As artists, we must serve our souls, not our egos. Our souls need rest. ~Julia Cameron, Walking in This World, p. 29
“Artists” can be replaced with “people” because I believe this is true of everyone.
Even rest-resistant me.
Do you get angry about needing to rest?
