

I made all the little accessories (except for the little black hat) so these wouldn't constrain the rats: they could remove them very easily, although they didn't bother most of the time as they were quite cool and relaxed. They are very friendly, smart, playful, they love cuddles and are very clean: many rat owners agree to compare them to tiny dogs. Get yourself a copy of Sleep Rituals to start making nighttime your time.Here are some of these photographs, both of my rats and of my friends' rats and, as you may see, they are far from being dirty nasty little monsters! They are actually highly intelligent social beings that love interacting with each other and their favorite humans. For your work and your play and definitely for your rest. There's room for all of you and for all of your experiences. Spread the good word and pass this post along to a friend. If you gave yourself a chance to rest, what would that look like and feel like for you? If you loved these quotes about rest, you'll love these 5 affirmations for rest, reflection, and renewal! It’s simple: not multitasking not fixing broken things.” - Jennifer Williamson
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It’s calm, not full of checklists and chores. “Renewal is what happens when you realize that some of this stuff you’ve been carrying around doesn’t matter.” - Rob Bellġ3. “We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise we harden.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goetheġ4. “Real rest feels like every cell is thanking you for taking care of you. “You celebrate what works and take tender care of what doesn’t, with lotion, polish, and kindness.” - Anne Lamottġ2. “There’s room for all of you, and for everything you experience-the grim and the glorious, the wounded, wounding, healing and healed.” - Hiro Bogaġ1.

“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.” - Bryant McGillġ0. “Sometimes you need to give yourself a break when you’ve had a lot of life change.” - Barbara Freethyĩ. “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” - BanskyĨ.

“It’s precisely those who are busiest who most need to give themselves a break.” - Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillnessħ. Use both and overlook neither.” - Alan CohenĦ. “There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. “Burnout is more of an issue of poor energy management and low clarity than of over-giving.” - Brendon Burchardĥ. “Your commitment to your wellness is part of the revolution.” - Danielle LaPorteĤ.

“When you rest, you catch your breath and it holds you up, like water wings…” - Anne Lamottģ. “Wisdom is knowing when to have rest, when to have activity, and how much of each to have.” - Sri Sri Ravi ShankarĢ. 14 Quotes about Rest (Because You're Amazing When You Get It)ġ. Buy yourself a copy because rest fuels your whole life. Give yourself the chance to stay resilient (and calm!) in the face of stress with my new book, Sleep Rituals: 100 Practices for a Deep and Peaceful Sleep. Healing is an evolving process of figuring out what works to hold you together - all the pieces of you and your life. Taking care of yourself is one of the best ways to take care of others. Plus, if you keep giving away pieces of yourself until you feel like an empty shell, consider that people don't want you half alive. If you’re not resting, you’re not healing. And it’s nearly impossible to be well - mentally, emotionally, physically - if you aren’t sleeping well. It's how your systems can repair and rebuild themselves. You need to sleep to regenerate everything your body breaks down during the day. Like I write in my newest book, Sleep Rituals, “the quality of your life depends on making sleep a priority.” It probably means being nicer to yourself. Rest for you could look like moving slower as you clean the house or being mindful while you make a meal. Have permission to rest - as long as you’re the one who gives yourself permission.Don’t have to have everything figured out.Aren't responsible for fixing everything that’s broken.And when you're tired, you need to rest - makes sense, right? Read these quotes about rest if it’s been a while since you’ve given yourself that break.īeing kind enough to give yourself a break is the wise thing to do.īefore you read these quotes about rest, know that you: A heart that's always listening and a mind that's always learning gets tired.
