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Suellen Roberts's avatar

I offer myself goals to reach before rest yet at seventy four that strategy is switching to I will achieve my goals /chores better more efficiently if I rest now

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Judy Kellogg's avatar

I totally agree with you Suellen

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Ros's avatar

I love this, what a great switch. I’m going to try it out, thank you for sharing.

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anne's avatar

"you haven't done anything/enough to deserve it (yet). you really should go work out/cook dinner/unpack boxes/reorganize the closet/make that phone call/schedule that doctor's appointment/go for a walk outside..."

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Dianne Luxton's avatar

....and when you write it down, doesn't it seem exhausting...big hugs to you Anne from east coast Australia

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Sarah's avatar

This 👆🏽! I am right there with you Anne. 😔

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Annette Dashofy's avatar

"I have too much to do yet today. I have that deadline coming up and need to keep working."

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Tina DiCillo's avatar

All the post it notes with reminders of what I need to do...if I could only get to the bottom of that list!

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Emily B's avatar

Ha ha - I interpreted the cue to fight the patriarchy as support for my intention to treat myself to a fantastic yoga nidra session while everyone else is watching football!

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Dominique Fugere's avatar

'when I finish, this task, and that one, and the next...then I will deserve to rest!" Result: Ouf! Very seldom. Thought I am getting better. I sit to meditate every day. And I pause so much more....but if I would just let it go....I think I might not get up for weeks!

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Nicole's avatar

Time, time, time. Lack thereof. "If I lie down now, is that going to change the trajectory of my day?" (Hell yes it will and amen to that) BUT the trajectory I worry about is slipping into a less productive energy.

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Ros's avatar

This is exactly what I was going to say. No time to rest, gotta do more more more.

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Brenda S's avatar

After 20+ years of practice, I am still "bad" at Savasana. Feel that I took the time to practice and now time to get on with whatever. It always has been a challenge for me.

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JENNIFER RAGLAND's avatar

There is too much you need to get done. You don’t have time for rest.

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Charlotte Huggins's avatar

"You should be something...."

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Sussie's avatar

"not now... I´ll rest later..."

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Maria's avatar

To answer the question of how I resist, here is what my inner voice says: “Yes you totally will rest. But first... (fill in the blank)” usually it’s cooking, laundry, or at work, “as soon as I’m done with the project...” lol.

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Karen Holby's avatar

Thank you! Great message and reminder to value rest. I’m 78 years and honestly that inner critic is still alive and well! I don’t have a paying job but do have interest in reading and art work and piano. Never feel like I did “enough”! Even when I do savasana I wonder did I do a good savasana! Sigh!

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nance freund's avatar

i play mind games: ie if i am aware that i am resisting then i am silently witnessing my behavior. and as silence is associated with rest. i am resting. (laughter)

fyi i have been meditating twice a day for more than 50 years. and generally sleep 10 hours each night. and STILL there is resistance. the indefatigable nature of ego.

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Daisy Simpson's avatar

So much to do, so little time to do it.

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Susi Willis's avatar

“It will just take less than an hour and then you will rest better knowing it’s done”

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