"I’m tired of people romanticizing overexertion. Exhausted is not the new chic, coffee (though a..."

“I’m tired of people romanticizing overexertion. Exhausted is not the new chic, coffee (though a delicious necessity) is not a food group, and running on fumes is not admirable. Why do we hold pedestals for sleepless nights, breakdowns, and inner turmoil? Are those really things to aspire to? Self-care. Balance. The ability to know when your body, mind, and spirit need to take a step back. Those are things we should admire. We have to stop blurring the line between ‘commitment’ and self-endangerment because too many people are burning out before they have a chance to truly shine.”

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my opinion on the way we envision hard work and the way we should live life  {runningmandz} (via kvtes)

I want this on billboards everywhere.
Everywhere.

(via lickystickypickyshe)

This is important, but difficult. It’s difficult. When every day is a new day for your brain to tell you that you’re not doing enough, you’re not good enough, it’s not enough to just do enough, it’s difficult to self-care and rest. There’s far too many people who feel that way, who keep pushing just to push against the feeling that they can’t push enough. There are times when I want to not push, and there are times when pushing is the only thing that gets me through the day. It means, unfortunately, that the breaking point is only a few inches away, and balancing that breaking point with the effort needed to toe the line before you go over is all that can be done. Vacations are wasted time. Fun is wasted time. Life is happening too fast, and if you’re not good enough, you won’t get what you want or need. The only options are going or doing nothing. Faster or stop. Harder or never. Because the inbetween just isn’t enough.

Slow down. I don’t know how to slow down, but I’m trying. Slow down.