Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

by Tricia Hersey

You are worthy of rest. We don’t have to earn rest. Rest is not a luxury, a privilege, or a bonus we must wait for once we are burned out.

You were born to heal, to grow, to be of service to yourself and community, to practice, to experiment, to create, to have space, to dream, and to connect.

I don’t want a seat at the table of the oppressor. I want a blanket and pillow down by the ocean. I want to rest.