Fixating on how fast you can run or how much you can produce is like paying 60 dollars for a lifetime of mouth-watering barbecue samples. It’s all well and good until you find two week’s worth of chicken thighs on your front porch.
…Or a decade’s worth of deteriorating relationships, mounting health problems, and a flatlining self-concept.
In the long run, productivity desperately needs to be balanced out by rest, play, and connection. For many of us, the need to stay on top of things, to be seen as a doer, and to exceed our own expectations runs deep. It’s a trait we were raised with—and one that our culture generally approves of. But when we finally quiet our world, I think we all have a deeper, stronger voice telling us just what we need.
It’s only a matter of listening to it.
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I always love what you write. I feel similarly and the way you express your thoughts always resonates with me. Love that quote about leaving some things undone. So hard, but so important!
It IS hard, isn’t it, Mallory! Thanks so much for your sweet comment. I like that we are kindred spirits. 🙂