Rest is everything is what I've learned in the course of this pandemic & it is what I have failed at most, in a multitude of ways. Not resting costs us our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Not resting costs us opportunities. Rest helps us tap into glints of hope. Hope that is deprived in a capitalist, oppressive world. Especially for racialized, queer, and trans folks at the forefront but in general everyone. Rest allows us to show up for our selves and others. Rest allows us to be ourselves. Trying to fight oppressive systems without rest is setting ourselves up for failure-- which is what it thrives upon. As an artist or a creative, rest allows you to create. Rest allows you to birth new ideas or be gentle with old ones. Rest is resistance. Rest is a journey. Rest is joy. I've been learning so much from Tricia Hersey @thenapministry and if you're into that: Please check it out. And remember, you deserve rest & good food. 🕯🌹✨🕯🌹✨🕯🌹✨