The other day at school pickup, I yawned—the kind of yawn that is much too big to cover up—and said to a friend, “I don’t even have an excuse! I just woke up from a nap.”
She looked at my incredulously, adding that she almost never sits down during the day and can’t remember the last time she took a nap.
I could see on her face that she was torn between pride and regret at this admission. Was her productivity worth it? Would life keep humming along without her vigilance? What would it feel like to take an hour-long nap on a Wednesday?
When I asked her why she never sits down at home, she stumbled a bit and landed on, “I don’t know. I guess I’d just feel… guilty?”
I hope you’ll join me at No Sidebar for a discussion of guilt and whether it helps us or holds us back. Plus, 7 guilt triggers I’d love to see us pushing back against! Thanks so much for following me over!
