Rest But Don't You Quit
I had grand plans for some posts coming up on spring style, creativity, and new lettering & design work but guess what happened?
Life.
I've had a few hard reminders this past year and because I'm not great at asking for help and don't like sharing heavy things you haven't heard much about it. All is ultimately well but I'll be away from this little corner of mine for the next few weeks – I have a couple of big projects that require full attention and being fully present with some promises I've kept to friends & family.
I've been reading and reflecting A LOT on how I want my business to grow and just what is going on with our Life at the moment? Maybe some other Enneagram 1's or Perfectionists can relate to this mindset of needing to slow down and reflect before you implode?
One of the things I love about this space carved out here is it's this little safe place for me to explore, wonder, and create with you. It's truly changed my life in so many ways I can't quite fathom. This quote resonates with me right now and I'm going to take the next few weeks to do that.
“If you get tired learn to rest not to quit.”
The old Emily would have none of this. There was no quitting or resting. Only pushing on, getting better, doing more. Work, work, work. I accomplished many tasks I'm proud of but my body, mind, and soul are a bit weary from all work and no play. I owe it to myself to give myself rest and to be intentional with my days. If this is something that's been on your back burner lately too, maybe this can be a reminder for you too.
Celebrating the slower pace of life is one of the reasons I started a quarterly newsletter. A final quote that touched me & made me retreat with grace for the moment:
“I want first of all — in fact, as an end to these other desires — to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. I want, in fact — to borrow from the language of the saints — to live “in grace” as much of the time as possible. I am not using this term in a strictly theological sense. By grace I mean an INNER HARMONY, ESSENTIALLY SPIRITUAL, which can be translated into OUTWARD HARMONY.”
Happy Spring Equinox! May you soak it all up. xo, Em
