Summary: <p>Perhaps after all the love you have given to others, you are free to trust: you are worthy of love too. You are free to trust: there is a life worth living, beyond carrying everything on your shoulders. You have the capacity to hold so much, so do not forget to hold space for rest. For so long, you have desired to understand others, because it was hard to understand yourself. The love you felt you were not receiving you gave to everyone else. So just in case no one has told you lately: you are worthy of the same love you give. You bring value when you show up for others and also, when you breathe deep and simply live. You long to find your place in the world. You long to be fully present. And I just hope that just as much as you are present to others, you are also present to yourself.</p> <p>You see beauty in the life of others and the stories that they tell, and I just hope you know as you listen: you are worthy of being heard as well. You love others so well. You see where the light pours through. May you know the same love you give, you are worthy of receiving too. Maybe there's no such thing as self care versus taking care of others. Maybe they're intertwined. Maybe we need each other and we also need to remind each other that it is okay to take time to rest. That we are valuable even when we are not working. We are valuable even when we do not feel that we are at our best. We must carve out space and time to go out into the wilderness and return when we have rested. And we must also encourage one another to do the same.</p> <p>None of us are able to run on empty and yet our minds work overtime to convince us that we can. Let us continue to remind one another to rest even if we have to rest in shifts. Let us continue to love well, knowing this does not mean we have to abandon ourselves. Let us take breaks when we need to take breaks no matter how short they are. Let us ask for support where we need support, even when it feels awkward or countercultural to do so. Let us love well every moment we live, knowing we are worthy of the same love we give.</p> <p><strong>Journal:</strong> How can you find moments of rest at the beginning of a week?</p> <p>Thank you for listening. And if you have been using these journal prompts, and you feel open to sharing, I would love to hear from you. Feel free to send your journal entry in any form. It can even be a picture to <a href="mailto:morgan@morganharpernichols.com"><u>morgan@morganharpernichols.com</u></a> and if you would like to remain anonymous, please note that in your submission. I would love to share some of these on the podcast.</p> <p><strong>How you can support this podcast:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Leave a review in the Apple Podcasts App!</li> <li>Download my app "Storyteller" for daily messages, wallpapers, and FREE push notifications: <a href="http://onelink.to/stapp">http://onelink.to/stapp</a> </li> <li>My shop: <a href="http://garden24.co/">http://garden24.co</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>How you can connect on social media:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/morganharpernichols">Instagram.com/morganharpernichols</a> </li> <li>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/morganhnichols">twitter.com/morganhnichols</a> </li> <li>Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/morganharpernichols">pinterest.com/morganharpernichols</a> </li> <li>YouTube: <a href="http://youtube.com/morganharpernichols">youtube.com/morganharpernichols</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@morganharpernichols">tiktok.com/@morganharpernichols</a> </li> <li>Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/morganharpernichols">facebook.com/morganharpernichols</a> </li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/morganharpernichols/message
