Cultivating Contentment #1 | Rest
There is something at the start of the New Year that invites rest. We've just muscled through weeks of holiday dinners, parties, late-night gift wrapping sessions, online shopping until our eyes are sore, crafting, baking, making, cooking... It's all been a joy, and I'm grateful that I'm able to do these things with and for family and friends, but it seems like we cram it all into the end of the year. Then, there's the pressure to have a jaw-droppingly festive and opulent New Years Eve to cap off the season. I much prefer to decompress and use the time at the start of the new year to create space for rest and recovery. Tired Salesgirl on Christmas Eve by Norman Rockwell, 1947 This is counterintuitive to our cultural messaging, which tells us to begin the new year at a full sprint-- workout five days a week, make a vision board, journal every day, become "that girl", start your glowup, get your money, get more out of your life. I find this a deeply exhaus...
