Wholehearted Before Rest

The antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest. The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness.

Exhaustion often means we are half-present, half-committed, caught between what we're doing and what we think we should be doing instead. A task done with full attention costs less than a task done while your mind splits itself in three directions. Wholehearted doesn't mean perfect. It means your hands know what they're holding. Your attention stays put. This is its own kind of rest, the relief of not fighting yourself.