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Vanessa 🧸's avatar

I cherish the quiet of early mornings, a time to soothe my mind, savor a warm cup of coffee, and breathe in the crisp, fresh air. Its the time of day where I can feel my true self in my own skin.

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prizzl's avatar

"we’ve spent so long aestheticizing rest that we’ve forgotten the point of it. the best moments of leisure don’t look like much. they’re not photogenic. they’re not impressive. (...) because they exist only in the body, not the feed. because they ask for nothing and give us back ourselves." Wow wow wow 🥹

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✨ n ✨'s avatar

As a new mom, I felt this sooooo hard bc rest while your mind is constantly racing or you’re overly burnt out is so difficult.

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Alexa's avatar

I love this, thank you!💜 I have this belief (I don't know where from), that I have to EARN my rest, & if I haven't done a,b,c whatever, then I don't 'deserve' it. Not sure where this stems from, but it's a work in progress! 😅

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Jenna Ruggiero's avatar

Fuck. Yes.

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Sarah Jernigan's avatar

This topic has been on my mind a lot lately. You put it into words so wonderfully.

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Kyra LoRè's avatar

“And it didn’t require a plan. It required my absence from performance.” WOW.

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Humanity's Future's avatar

Boy, do I SO get this. Great article. :)

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Heather Letta's avatar

Holy shit did I need this! Thank you

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Zoe's avatar

your posts always feel like a warm hug🫶🏻

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musings of a thought daughter's avatar

I feel this!! I'm getting ready for my final terms of highschool, doing all my internal assessment before my external exams (Australians, think midterms and sats?? idek) and I always feel so guilty for resting. loved this 🥹

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dethgrospe's avatar

Real talk about how do we see rest and leisure-the guilt. Such a validating piece! Speaking what my heart and mind speaks out.

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Cécile Glasman's avatar

So interesting ! Great article, I loved it. Thank you for your words and your vision 🙏 !

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5amwise's avatar

This is so so good, I truly resonated with this post. Thank you

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morgan's avatar

absolutely needed to hear this. thank you 🤍

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Annika's avatar

So many quotes worth sharing in this piece. Thank you for writing this 🧡

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