Do you feel guilty for resting?

 Within this capitalistic society, plagued by consumerism, hyper productivity has become the norm and rest a luxury.

Add to this, the need to prove yourself through how much you can do and you have another problem. Even when we rest, we do not feel replenished as we are either worried by bills or anxious about the future.

Even when some of us rest, we are unable to silence  our brains or to be calm. We are in a constant state of anticipation or hypervigilance. What will go wrong next? What price will go up next? What is my to do list for the next day?

Rest is a sacred practice. It is not only necessary for your body and your mind, but also your soul. Even when we consider the emotional body, one must rest and cleanse as we accumulate emotional waste through memories. There is a need to alchemize and release. Or else is causes clutter and stagnation.  These are basic principles in Ho'oponopono and mental alchemy.

There is nothing wrong with you for needed and compulsory rest. We, humans  are made of flesh and bones and resting is part of our configurations. We are not robots. Productivity is good. Yet remember that proper rest and restauration makes you even more productive. Rest is productive.

So remember to  take care of yourself beautiful soul.

JH.