Dr. Wayne Pernell says rest isn't a reward, it's self-care. He recommends blocking unstructured time in your calendar for walks, sunshine, or friends, and asking yourself before each commitment: Is this an act of love?
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And they will fail to build in white space or downtime. White space is what it's called when you have nothing on your calendar. So building in some downtime, building in some time just to be outside, building in some time to go for a walk or to enjoy the sunshine, building in time to visit with people you haven't seen in a while, that's got to be built in. It's got to be built into your calendar. Self care is love. Rest is not a reward. Say it again. Rest is not a reward. Rest is self care. Rest is love. So build that into your schedule. And really, I think if you begin to filter everything with is this love? Oh, this person said this? Or I've got to do that, or I'm so this. I'm sorry.