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Used to think rest was laziness.
Took years to unlearn that lie.
Started small—five minutes staring at trees.
Felt guilty. Did it anyway.
Then ten. Then thirty.
Burnout doesn’t care about your hustle.
Neither does your body.
Guilt fades when you stop treating yourself like a machine.
Now I nap without apology.
Cancel plans if my soul’s tired.
No medals for martyrs.
Rest isn’t earned. It’s required.
Still whisper apologies to myself sometimes.
Old habits die slow.
But I’m learning: silence isn’t wasted time.
Stillness isn’t failure.
Let the world spin.
You’re allowed to sit this one out.
Guilt? Let it sit too.
It’ll get bored and leave.
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