What Does It Mean to Really, Truly Rest?
We need not just rest but a certain quality of rest: deep inner rest, rest from the inner murmur that says we are defined by what we do, what we have, or by what others think of us.
Ken Shigematsu • God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God
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Keely Adler added
Of course, given the screaming, incessant demands of the modern world, authentic rest sounds like a utopian fantasy. Who has time to do nothing? But rest is not nothing; it is essential to who we are and what we can become. Far from being mere “down time” or a boring break in the action, rest is a time of crucial metabolic and psycho-spiritual reor
... See moreFrank Forencich • The Art is Long: Big Health and the New Warrior Activist
"Rest is usually defined as something you're not doing. Instead, we should see it as a state we're achieving"
andrea added
Rest is soft, or sensual. It’s massaging your own palms with your thumbs, or touching a purring cat, or holding a warm mug of tea, or smelling flowers or coffee beans or cut-up herbs. Rest should softly pleasure the senses, is what I’m saying.
Medium • This Is How You Rest
Keely Adler added
“Popular books such as What You Do Is Who You Are (2019) by the venture capitalist Ben Horowitz carry the implication that being and doing are synonymous. Busyness is a badge of honour, even a sign of moral superiority. Rest, in contrast, is often treated as if it’s passive and pointless. Indeed, I’ve noticed many people hardly think of rest as its
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Rest is important in the age of automation because it demands creativity from those that don’t want to live a mechanical and predetermined life. Rest is the driving force behind your mind’s creative ability. Humans aren’t robots, yet most of our lives are spent in an unconscious repetition of tasks that are graded by time spent rather than results.
Dan Koe • The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future
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