Resisting A Rest
It can feel challenging sometimes, especially if you were raised as a “blue collar kid” to take time to rest even when it’s needed.
But the push back against resting is really just an old pattern of societal pressure and subconscious programming, that we can not only let go of, but we can replace with a more helpful way of thinking.
Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about how the brain loves to keep us “safe” by keeping us in what is familiar. When we start to move into areas that are outside of our known comfort zone, like slowing down and taking a break - our brain can go into the “Danger Will Robinson” panic mode.
Knowing this, we sometimes need to give each other and ourselves a permission slip to let go and stop resisting the rest our body needs. Call it a sick day, a day of Sabbath or a sabbatical - sometimes it’s just what the doctor ordered.
The truth is just because we could keep going and doing, doesn't mean we should. Just because we can, doesn't mean it makes a whole lot of sense to do it.
As a Generator (in my Human Design) I can do a lot of things. But it doesn't mean that it’s what’s best for me, the other people, the program, the product, or the project I’m working on to do that.
So, I’m going to let you in on a little secret; take it from a “blue collar kid” who was taught to bust her ass and knows how to work really hard… It’s okay to take a rest and doing so is not a weakness.
Stop resisting a rest when you need it and you’ll probably find that you’re even more present, positive and productive in the end as a result.
KK's Takeaways:
- I Suck At Being Sick (4:08)
- We Were Ingrained (9:19)
- Subconscious Reprogramming Tool (13:15)
- No Such Thing As Multitasking(16:49)
- My Own Theory (19:15)
- We Fall Apart (25:56)
- False God Of Busyness (28:52)
- Enough Is Enough (31:49)
- When We Get Still (35:29)
- Present Moment (41:45)
Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Certified Hypnotist, writer, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community.
She’s been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for close to three decades, a certified yoga teacher for 20+ years and is a longtime practitioner of Passage Meditation. She’s also a Gateless Writing Instructor and transformational retreat leader.
KK grew up in Lawrence & Boston, MA, and graduated from Boston University with a degree in Communications. She’s known for her storytelling, her sense of humor and her “down-to-earth”, no BS approach to Spirituality.
She helps people to rewrite their old stories, shift their perception from fear to Love, and deepen their connection to Self, Source & Spirit. Using her signature process - Your Story to Your Glory™ - people learn how to transform themselves and their lives from the inside out, so they can feel empowered, play a proactive part in their own healing, and experience more fun, flow, and freedom!
A sought-after speaker, spiritual teacher, and thought leader for podcasts, shows, live events, group retreats and entrepreneurial mastermind programs, Karen has been invited to speak & teach on various platforms, stages & retreat centers across the country, including leading four week-long workshops at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.
You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com
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