Great essay as always Isabel, I think it's good to push ourselves and go through seasonal sprints but then take time to completely disconnect and recharge for the next one.
It reminds me of the whole idea of "work/life balance" - Most people want to focus more on balance than actually putting in the work and it inevitably prolongs the time until their desired freedom comes.
Something I've noticed about rest: I can dismiss it in the short term, but never in the long term. The latter is the correct lens, and I ignore it at my own peril. Thanks for this essay Isabel.
This found me in a very intense doing part of my life, motherhood. Or so I thought. Reading the line “doing what’s needed, and loosening my grip on what happens next” has completely shifted my perspective. All that’s needed of me in this journey is presence, it’s actually less doing and more being! So thank you for this. I’m sharing this essay with the people I care about today, it’s so so important!
Great essay as always Isabel, I think it's good to push ourselves and go through seasonal sprints but then take time to completely disconnect and recharge for the next one.
It reminds me of the whole idea of "work/life balance" - Most people want to focus more on balance than actually putting in the work and it inevitably prolongs the time until their desired freedom comes.
This is exactly what I needed to hear and read. Thank you so much for writing it!
I adore this. One of my favorite I've read of yours yet. You put words to feelings I've had for a long time xx
thank you! so glad that it resonated with you :)
Something I've noticed about rest: I can dismiss it in the short term, but never in the long term. The latter is the correct lens, and I ignore it at my own peril. Thanks for this essay Isabel.
This found me in a very intense doing part of my life, motherhood. Or so I thought. Reading the line “doing what’s needed, and loosening my grip on what happens next” has completely shifted my perspective. All that’s needed of me in this journey is presence, it’s actually less doing and more being! So thank you for this. I’m sharing this essay with the people I care about today, it’s so so important!