Бесплатный фрагмент - My Rest, My Rhythm: Living Gently in a Culture That Overdemands

🌟 Introduction — The Quiet Rebellion of Rest

You were not made to live on fast forward.

You were not designed for endless output, constant striving, or productivity without pause.

Yet somewhere along the way, you learned to override your body.

To ignore your fatigue.

To treat rest like a luxury you had to earn.

You learned that your value was measured in how much you do —

how much you produce, how much you give, how much you sacrifice.

But what if that was never true?

What if rest isn’t something you get at the end of the race —

but something you deserve all along?

This book is not about quitting your life.

It’s about living it differently.

Softer.

Slower.

More honestly.

It’s an invitation to listen to your body’s quiet whispers

before they have to become screams.

To trust your natural rhythms instead of fighting them.

To create a life that feels like breathing — not like surviving.

This is the quiet rebellion of rest.

Not as laziness.

Not as weakness.

But as a sacred return to yourself.

You are not behind.

You are not broken.

You are not lazy for wanting more softness.

You are wise.

You are remembering.

You are coming home.

With softness and love,

Kira

🌫️ Chapter 1: Always Behind, Always Rushing

There’s a quiet ache that follows you —

the feeling of always being behind.

No matter how much you do,

there’s more.

No matter how fast you move,

it’s not enough.

No matter how hard you push,

there’s always someone ahead.

You wake up already chasing the day.

You go to bed feeling like you’ve failed some invisible race.

And inside?

Exhaustion.

Resentment.

A hollow sense that life is passing while you sprint through it.

🧠 The culture of overdoing feeds on urgency

— Faster is better.

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— Rest is laziness.

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— Productivity is worth.

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— Pausing means falling behind.

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You learned to measure your days in tasks,

your value in output,

your identity in how much you can endure.

But what if none of that was true?

What if this feeling of being behind

isn’t your fault —

but a symptom of a system that’s always demanding more?

🌿 You were never designed to run without stopping

Your body has rhythms.

Your mind has seasons.

Your heart has limits.

The endless rush isn’t natural.

It’s learned.

And what’s learned — can be unlearned.

✨ Imagine this

Waking up slowly.

Trusting your own pace.

Measuring your day in breaths, not deadlines.

Feeling your enoughness in your body — not in your schedule.

You are allowed to live that way.

You are allowed to step off the treadmill.

You are allowed to rest without guilt.

🪞 Try this

Today, when you feel the urge to rush, pause.

Place your hand over your chest and whisper:

«I am not behind. I am right here.»

Let your breath catch up with your life.

🌙 Chapter 2: The Lies We Tell About Rest

We’ve been told a thousand quiet lies about rest.

That it’s indulgent.

That it’s something you earn only after proving your worth.

That it’s a break between «real» life — not part of it.

We’ve been taught to feel guilty for needing it.

Ashamed for wanting it.

Embarrassed for choosing it when others keep going.

But none of that is truth.

It’s conditioning.

🧠 The common lies about rest

— «I’ll rest when I’m done.»

— But you’re never really done.

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— «I can rest when I deserve it.»

— But rest is not a prize — it’s a basic need.

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— «Rest makes me lazy.»

— But forcing yourself to function on empty is what truly drains your power.

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— «I’m stronger when I push through.»

— But pushing through often leaves you disconnected from your body’s wisdom.

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🌿 The truth about rest

— Rest is productive in ways the world forgets.

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— Rest is an act of reclamation — of your time, your body, your enoughness.

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— Rest is a birthright, not a reward.

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You are allowed to rest because you exist — not because you’ve earned it.

✨ Reclaiming rest starts with releasing the lies

You don’t need permission to pause.

You don’t need to justify softness.

You don’t need to make yourself sick to prove you’re working hard enough.

Rest is not what you get at the end of the line.

It’s what makes the line worth walking.

🪞 Try this

Write down the lies you’ve believed about rest.

Then rewrite them with truth.

For example:

«I need to finish everything first» → «I can rest now, even in the middle of the mess.»

Let that be your quiet rebellion.

🌿 Chapter 3: How We Learned to Override Our Bodies

Your body was once your compass.

It told you when to rest,

when to move,

when to eat,

when to play.

But somewhere along the way, you stopped listening.

Not because you didn’t want to —

but because you were taught to ignore it.

🧠 How we learned to override

— We were told to finish our plate even when we were full.

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— We were praised for ignoring fatigue to keep going.

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— We were rewarded for «pushing through» instead of pausing.

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— We were told to sit still when our bodies craved movement — or to keep moving when our souls craved stillness.

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You learned to trust clocks over hunger.

Schedules over sensation.

Expectations over intuition.

You became someone who asked others what you should feel

instead of asking your own body.

🌿 The cost of override

— Chronic exhaustion

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— Numbness to joy and pleasure

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— Disconnection from your body’s messages

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— Overthinking and underfeeling

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When you override for too long,

your body starts whispering louder.

Until the whispers become screams.

✨ You can relearn your body’s language

You can begin again.

Gently.

Curiously.

Lovingly.

You don’t need to understand everything right away.

You just need to listen — without judgment.

🪞 Try this

Pause right now.

Ask your body softly:

«What do you need from me today?»

Don’t force an answer.

Let it arise from within.

Let it teach you to trust yourself again.

🌊 Chapter 4: The Cost of Living Against Your Rhythm

When you live against your own rhythm,

you pay in ways the world doesn’t always see.

You might still meet deadlines.

Still smile in photos.

Still say «I’m fine.»

But inside?

You feel hollow.

Disconnected.

Exhausted in ways that sleep can’t fix.

Because the real cost of ignoring your rhythm

is losing your relationship with yourself.

🧠 Signs you’re living against your rhythm

— You wake up tired, even after sleeping

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— You override your hunger, your fatigue, your longing for stillness

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— You feel out of sync with your days, your body, your joy

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— You keep performing instead of feeling

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— You can’t remember the last time you felt truly rested — not just physically, but soulfully

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🌿 When you live against your rhythm, everything becomes harder

— Your body aches.

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— Your mind races.

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— Your heart feels numb.

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— Your joy feels far away.

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Because when you force your body to move at a pace that isn’t yours,

you disconnect from your natural wisdom.

✨ The good news

Your rhythm is still inside you.

Beneath the noise.

Beneath the hustle.

Beneath the exhaustion.

It’s waiting.

And it doesn’t need punishment to come back.