Willing to Rest [Five-Minute Friday]

Five Minute Friday: WILLING

I am willing to rest.
I am willing to accept that my plans and schemes for my life are too much.
I am willing to set aside my perfectionistic tendencies and simply be present in the moment.
I am willing to cancel appointments to give me margin- even if it makes me look bad in the moment.
I am willing to tell my children 'no' in order to take care of my health.
I am willing to accept that my body is no longer 20 and needs more care.
I am willing to rest.

Honestly, this is probably one of the hardest things I have ever done.... this taking the time to rest. Not physical rest, but mental and emotional rest. Not burning the candle at both ends and then wondering why I'm struggling to be nice to my family, but really taking the time to SLOW DOWN in the life that I have.

Funny how the word willing has morphed into a reflection on my one word 2014: rest. I resist rest in general, and it has taken a series of unfortunate events to bring me to this place of willingness.

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