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Sandra's avatar

Choosing time to pause and rest our whole being is resistance. Glad you rested!

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Tarra Taylor's avatar

Thank you. Your writings are centering places for me. Your suggestion on minimizing the time spent with complaining people is life giving. As I read your post, I realized this is why I was exhausted after taking with certain people .

Rest is resistance. I did something I rarely do- I took a nap on Saturday, to rest my mind, body and spirit and it was life giving for the full day of remembrance and worship on Sunday. Today, I am rested for this day.

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Marquita Byars's avatar

I did spend Saturday in rest and meditative posture. I showed up for the few things I could not not show up for (a home going service for a friend’s father and a poetry reading at a library branch where I was one of the featured readers) after those things the rest of the day was meditative and restful-being still on the Saturday after the resurrection and tapping into the though and feelings I might have had if I had been present in that time. I also only engage in written journalism for my news and get is mostly from the Guardian. Thank you Dr. Chanequa.

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Colleen H.'s avatar

Also, I love the suggestion to choose to follow the news by reading from written journalism … watching/hearing news is wearing me down. This is a way to stay informed without overwhelm or overstimulation.

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Colleen H.'s avatar

Right now, rest is life-saving resistance. I had a life-threatening medical issue 4 days ago which required emergency surgery by a specialist.

Discharging provider on Good Friday (who had never met me before) refused time off work. Wrote a note to my employer to return to full work duties without restrictions on Monday - Contrary to written instructions from specialist with numerous restrictions.

My resistance: I refuse to follow the instructions from the discharging provider. I am NOT going to work tomorrow. I choose REST. So that I can stay alive.

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Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes's avatar

I’m sorry to hear this - both the medical issue and the bad care that you received at discharge. I pray you continue listening to your body and that your employer is supportive.

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Colleen H.'s avatar

Thank you so muchfor checking in, Dr. Walker-Barnes. I’m doing fairly well. I have a really good supervisor and this is another instance where he’s come through. So, I’m grateful for that. I definitely need growth with the skill of listening to my body, but it’s coming along.

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Tawnya Layne's avatar

I read this as the sun rises over the hills on Easter morning. Yesterday, like you, I was still and quiet. I sat in a wild place and put my hand on the dampish, warm ground. Waiting for the Anima Christi, the soul of Christ, to rise. In me. In us.

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Gloria Ware's avatar

A lovely and impactful message for today and the times.

I'm prioritizing rest, reflection and writing today.

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PAT's avatar

To me it does feel like rest is residence. Non engaging in the endless nerve wracking “breaking news” of vicious policies to break our backs and souls and democracy is resistance. Loving kindness is resistance.

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Naomi's avatar

Rest is resistance.

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Candace M Lewis's avatar

Thank you for sharing your practices and how you are navigating daily this authoritarian regime ruling now in these yet to be USA. Rest is Resistance!!! Asé

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