You Are Not Behind

Beloved,

If the world feels loud right now, you’re not imagining it.

Deadlines. Sales. Holiday pressure. Expectations.

The messaging underneath is simple: “Catch up.”

But you are not behind.

You are just a body — a human who has lived through another long year.

Rest is not how you fall behind.

Rest is how you come back to yourself.

 🖤 Here are three tiny practices for this week:

1. A 30-second pause.

Hand to chest.

“I am not behind.”

2. A holy “no.”

Choose one thing you refuse to chase this month.

3. A gentle exit.

End one task early. Leave a meeting quietly. Close the tab.

Your exhaustion is not a failure — it’s communication.

And every body needs a different kind of rest.

That’s why I created the Rest Archetype Quiz.

If you haven’t met your archetype yet, today is a beautiful place to begin.

With radical rest + soft power,

Kristen Renee Ingram