You've been running for so long
that you forgot what stillness felt like.
Your body has been braced.
Your mind has been scanning for threats.
Your spirit has been in survival mode.
But something has changed.
You're starting to feel safe enough to stop.
Not because everything is perfect.
Because you're no longer in the same danger you once were.
Rest is not a reward you have to earn.
It's evidence that healing is happening.
This week, rest without paying for it through guilt.
Lie down without checking your phone.
Take a walk without a destination.
Sit in silence without apologising for it.
You don't have to earn rest.
You just have to receive it.