Not fighting it
Mind & body working together.
No matter how much
I say it’s okay to do nothing,
it doesn’t come easy.
And I’m one of the
less productive ones.
I can allow myself
to rest,
but when there are things
I want
or need to do,
it’s annoying when
my body doesn’t
want to join me.
“Come on.”
“Let’s do it!” I say.
“No way!”
“Not today.”
It’s just not gonna work.
She’s not responding to it.
After a while, I say to my body..
“Good for you.”
“You’re right.”
“I can change things around.”
“There’s no urgent appointments today.”
“We can do some things
in a lazy kinda way.”
“Yea, yea!”
— body says
“Relax!”
“Take a chill pill.”
“Everything’s going to be okay.”
“Have another cup of tea!”
It’s interesting because this started a few days ago and I thought I’d be all guns blazing today, but no, she’s not ready.
My body is on strike.
But, I’ve developed a good relationship with my body over the years. I do listen to it, but occasionally, I don’t see this coming.
I think it’s because, in my mind, I don’t expect to be tired when I’m not physically very active.
But, mental and emotional thinking can be draining too.
So, I’m okay to do the minimal today.
If you get a day when you’re feeling like you need a rest, just be kind to yourself and relax. 💗☕
Thank you for reading!
© Orla Kenny
