I have been fighting a cold for awhile now. It started out and I insisted I would be fine and kept pushing myself through it. Going through the holidays only added to the push and kept me going to finally the cold woke me up with full on congestion which made me think my head was going to explode from the pressure.

But instead of giving into the cold I kept pushing forward and being “tough”. I was going to be just fine…WRONG!

No matter how much I pushed myself, I wasn’t listening to my instincts which told me to rest. I didn’t want to have to stop what I was doing to take the time to rest. This would slow me down instead of allowing me to keep going. Then my cold let me know I had no choice but to rest.

In life, we come to points where we need to rest, stop or even take a step back. These times are not about stopping progress but allowing us to really take the time needed to move forward. These moments allow us to step back and see what is going with a different perspective and even with some self reflection. The needed rest allows us to gain the strength we need to continue on.

So after spending the day in bed watching my new season of Will and Grace on DVD and drinking hot tea, I am starting to feel like myself again.

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