03/25/2025
MADNESS! March Madness is one of my favorite times of the year. Whether you are cheering for the underdog or checking out the college players that are bound to have impactful NBA careers, the storylines are incredible.
As I watched the college basketball games, I couldn’t help but think of one of my more recent battles of “fighting” for my rest. Putting up boundaries and engaging in self-care when the world is constantly looking for you to do “more”. (Hello fellow people pleasers, we try until we break.)
If we want to truly rest, we can take a page out of basketball’s playbook and play a little offense AND defense. Rest doesn’t mean that we just stop. We need to DEFEND our output of energy and go on OFFENSE with activities that feed our soul.
A recent TED Talk compared our ability to recover like a bathtub. We need to stop the drain of energy from the tub AND fill it with rejuvenating activities. Here’s to you not needing to wait until the weekend to protect your energy with a full court press.
