(sorry folks, gonna go a little deep today)
Over the past year, I’ve been pondering the idea of REST. Real rest. What is it? What does it look like? How does it make me FEEL?
For years my idea of rest was bingeing on my favorite Netflix episode (ugh… auto next episode) or lounging around with my favorite novel. But I realized that, even though these things feel relaxing while I’m doing them, I end up feeling tired… worn out… empty.
But I thought I was resting?
On a recent trip to the beach with my family I realized that true rest is restorative, nurturing, soul fulfilling. Rest grows us from within. Fuels us. Makes us better people. And it’s hard. Rest takes work! It’s the effort of doing when we don’t feel like it, and being present when we might not want to be. But afterwards we feel whole instead of depleted. Worthy instead of sucked dry.
For me, that weekend, it was being completely present with my family. Instead of drowning in a book on the beach, we searched for the perfect seashells, dug our feet into the chilly sand, and threw rocks into the waves. We made memories and moments instead of just taking a time out.
So what gives you rest? Where is your passion? Is it volunteering, exercising, cooking, creating, organizing? These are the things that will restore you!

So, as we enter fall, rest well, friend. Rest well.