#prioritizerest

Better sleep means better focus, mood, and health. Prioritize rest, and your body will thank you.

I frequently see a lot of posts that talk about the importance of resting when we need it. And I absolutely agree. Rest should be a priority. ⁣ ⁣ But I also can’t talk about taking time to rest without acknowledging the fact that our current lives under capitalism don’t give a lot of people the opportunity to rest like we should all be granted. ⁣ ⁣ How can people prioritize rest when they need to work countless jobs to pay their rent because the cost of living has risen and the pay for work has not? ⁣ ⁣ How can Disabled people prioritize rest when we are made to jump through hoops to receive any kind of funding to help us just barely survive? ⁣ ⁣ We all deserve rest. We’re not all afforded rest. ⁣ ⁣ I want to live in a world that prioritizes rest.⁣ ⁣ I want to live in a world where *every one* is able to rest when needed and not just those with privilege and money. ⁣ ⁣ ID Slide 1 / An illustration by me @tovahsfine based on a photo of @OhhhhhhhhHoney sitting with her head resting on her hand. In this illustration she has long wavy purple hair, bright pink lipstick and a nose ring. On the right I’m purple it reads “I want to live in a world that prioritizes rest”⁣ ⁣ ID Slide 2 / The same illustration but with a tweet by @BlackForager that reads “Everyone says "take a break for your health when you need it" but like???? We do not live in a world that is conducive to that????”⁣ ⁣ ID Slide 3 / The same illustration but with a tweet by @TherapyForLatinX that reads “It's important to prioritize rest, self-compassion, and community care as part of your mental health routine. That might mean taking breaks from social media, creating boundaries around your time, and building supportive relationships with others.”⁣ ⁣ ID Slide 4 / The same illustration but with a tweet by @GabrielleDrolet that reads “"make sure you allow yourself to recover from burnout *⁣ " with what time. with what resources?”⁣ ⁣ ID Slide 5 / The same illustration but with a tweet by @/MarinDevana on Twitter that reads “Learning to prioritize health, rest, and pleasure in a world that rewards ambition, productivity, and struggle is our forever task.”⁣ ⁣ #BurnoutRecovery #Rest #PrioritizeRest ⁣ (at Worldwide) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp235H2LyNI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Years ago, in another lifetime, when I worked in the bubble of technology start-ups, the prevailing marketing mantra was something to the effect of, “Our product helps you get more done in less time!“ At the time, something intuitively struck me as being off with this thinking. My younger contrarian and ironic self created a new phrase, “I don’t want to do more in less time… I want to do less in more time.” Decades later, this impression resonates more than ever. Increasingly, people are realizing, in light of recent global events, that red-lining it throughout a lifetime ultimately exhausts you and, unchecked, may prematurely wear out your engine. “I’ll rest when I’m dead” accomplishes the final “to-do” item (death), yet does not allow one to ever accomplish rest. When rest is made a low priority and seen as a weakness and a lacking, well… our lives have a way of manifesting that. #grindculture #triciahersey #prioritizerest #balance #wholebodyhealth @thenapministry https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnc2u-1SV_kxPgMmdHBOmd2TjltP3Xe7K8QSsI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

REST. Y’all know I believe it and live this out. I believe in resting, not just in theory and not just for me. I want a world where there’s more equal access to rest, and care, and safety. We all deserve to heal and bloom. Always grateful for the soothing words of @jaiyajohn 💖 ✨ [Image description: white writing on black background with white floral edging says: every single thing in your life heals and blooms when you rest. Quote by Dr. Jaiya John in Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution. End Image description.] ✨ #selfcare #rest #prioritizerest #youarehealing #youarewhole #prioritizeyourself #giveyourselfpermission #prioritizeyou #selflove #selfcaretips #sayingno #healthyboundaries #thehealingcollective #healing #boundaries #thehealingcollectiveAL #setboundaries #therapistsofinstagram #psychologistsofinstagram #clinicalpsychology #clinicalpsychologist #wholeness #saynomore #worthiness #peace #healingandwhole #youareworthy #youreworthy #iamhealing #sayno https://www.instagram.com/p/CZZdlO4lx9o/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This is something I need to constantly be reminded of. The busy-ness of life will not go away. Rest must be in the schedule. “I don’t have all the answers, and that’s okay. God does. He can do more while I sleep than I can when I’m awake. So I’m just going to do my best, and I’m going to rest in the fact that God is in control and on my side.” #lifegoals #surrender #prioritizerest