Before you push forward, pause and ask, “Have I been watered?”

Not just fed or fueled, but truly tended to? 

Are you soft with yourself when you feel wilted?

Or do you expect to bloom from dry ground?

Rest is not laziness. 

Stillness is not failure.
Slowness is not wrong.

You are not a machine. You are a living thing.
You need sunlight. Nourishment. Time. 

You need kindness.
Especially from yourself.