Welcome Wild Ones

In this episode, I share a little new and a little old. I read my latest BGCL Substack post: Rest as a Lifelong Practice to explore my evolving relationship with rest and share a past post about why rest is essential in a world that values productivity over presence. I reflect on how rest has been a sacred part of my journey, reconnecting me to a deeper sense of self and teaching me that rest is a radical act of self-love and resistance.

In This Episode:

- A collective breath to ground ourselves during uncertain times

- Personal insights on rest as an evolving practice that invites us to reconnect with what truly matters.

- Reflections on how our culture’s obsession with productivity distances us from our right to rest.

- Questions for reflection on how we can honor rest in our daily lives.

Rewilding Reflections from the Episode:

“Rest also taught me that I have value beyond my labor. That being present with myself is an incredible gift.”

“Rest is the freedom from the things in our physical world that demand our time and attention. It is the disciplined pursuit of nothingness in order to connect to what is eternal.”

“We forget that being is not achieved through a collection of space, but through a connection between all living things, past, present, and future.”

Links:

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