Today I completed 17.2 miles in honor of many in our ACC family, and beyond! Small deposits over time are adding up💙

After running and stretching, I went about the day and this afternoon I was so tired. It wasn’t until I saw my Brave Like Gabe teammate Kaila’s post about running and resting, with her dog Al, that I considered resting.

When I saw that second picture (above) I gave myself permission to rest. I cuddled up on the couch later today and dozed off.

Rest is a funny thing. I think I do it yet I also saw today how I don’t always give myself permission to rest when I genuinely need it.

And it’s not just about physical rest. Yes, physical rest is good yet it’s so important we rest our minds, bodies and our souls.

I share this today as Kaila’s post was a blessing to me and I wanted to pass it along to you in case you need the reminder to rest too.

I invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray.

May we give ourselves permission to rest this weekend - our minds, our bodies, our souls. For when we give ourselves the gift of rest, it is will help us renew and restore what is needed, as my time of rest did for me today.

With love and hope,
Shawn