There are moments when your body slows down and your mind feels heavy.
When focus is hard to find.
When energy doesn’t return as quickly as it used to.
That doesn’t mean you’re lazy.
It means you’ve been carrying more than you realize.
Recovery doesn’t always look like rest in bed.
Sometimes it looks like moving gently.
Sometimes it looks like doing less without guilt.
Sometimes it looks like learning to say no.
You are allowed to recover at your own pace.
Healing doesn’t follow a schedule.
Neither does rebuilding strength.
Pushing yourself through exhaustion only delays growth.
Listening to yourself allows it.
Give yourself permission to slow down when needed.
You’ll move forward with more clarity when your energy returns.
Rest is not the end of progress.
It’s part of it.
