rest

quote on label:
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
~ Ovid

 

color: teal
scent: rain
gemstones: moonstone, rose quartz

 

How often do we find ourselves saying, "I need to rest," only to override that need with more doing, thinking or going?

What I've learned is that true rest is more than taking a quiet bath or reading a novel once a month. It's the experience of deep inner stillness. It's resting body, mind and spirit. Especially mind. Rest is not a luxury, it is an essential need.

 

This candle is for all the do-ers who desperately need to allow more time as be-ers (myself included). My book, music and movie recommendations below are ones which I turn to again and again while practicing extravagant lounging, or as my friend Wynona calls it, sacred slothing.