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Niall McGivern's avatar

Hi Rita, I believe that while working on goals/ambitions are worthwhile endeavours, I equally believe in prioritizing stillness. Self-improvement can make you feel like happiness, peace and joy are on the other side of achievement. Through learning, this is not the case at all. All of those feelings can be experienced in the now if you let yourself. Live Free, Niall.

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Your comments about living like a toddler made me laugh! I wish we all lived like toddlers! Those brains and bodies are really working hard. And despite not feeling like you were doing much - you were working hard too!! Healing is hard work. I’m just starting to feel back to my old self after my surgery in October!

I know you touched on the fact that there are many people who aren’t getting enough rest, and many people may not have access to the rest required to heal (which you addressed) but I also think we are designed to work. In your comment to Marian, you said “as my head is getting back itself, I’m having a harder time with it” and I think that it only makes sense that as your body needs less energy to heal, that it is prompting you to do something else with it.

I hope that as you continue to heal that you find your perfect balance of work/rest (goodness knows it’s always changing).

So glad to find you here!!

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