Human Design & Rest

I’ve been reflecting over the last few days on rest… because the truth is since returning home from an overseas trip I have felt deeply tired.

And there are past versions of me who would have held so much guilt around this, who would push through, who would criticise myself for feeling tired and who would deny myself what my mind, body and soul crave….. rest.

Discovering Human Design hugely shifted my relationship with rest in a way that nothing else did, it was the validation and permission slip I needed to slow down and to rest.

And so as I attempt to practice what I preach and embody what I know… I’ve been giving myself grace to move slowly and rest rather than pushing through.

So in the spirit of this, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on rest in relation to each of the energy types as a gentle reminder on how to find peace in your relationship with rest.

Projector

You need rest. And this is okay.

You might think resting is lazy or a waste of time, you might compare yourself to those around you who have more energy, you might push through when every part of you wants to stop….. after all we live in a society that values busyness, hustle and pushing through at all costs.

But the cost is you and it isn’t worth it.

This is your reminder that you’re not broken, you’re different so give yourself permission to rest, create space in your days for you, allow yourself time to simply be and not do.

Manifestor

You have the capacity to work hard in short bursts….but not 100% of the time. Listen when the energy is there….go for it and feel free to go hard. But also listen when the energy starts to dwindle….this is your sign to rest and retreat, to delegate and hand over to others to see things through.

This can be hard. After all, we don’t live in a world that supports this way of working and resting.....but you are here to work differently and rest differently.

Generator

As a sacral being, you have an abundance of sustainable energy when you’re lit up and truly excited by what is in front of you.

But this doesn’t mean you don’t need rest. This doesn’t mean you have to do everything that is asked of you. This doesn’t mean you have to say yes to everything.

You want to please others and saying no can be hard, but saying yes when you want to say no just creates frustration and fatigue and takes away your time and energy to do what you want to do.

Be discerning about what you say yes to and remember it’s never selfish to say no...save your energy for what excites you.

Manifesting Generator

You move quickly and when excited by something, you have access to incredible energy for it.

But your energy can be squandered if you’re not careful….on saying yes when your gut isn’t in it, on sticking with something for longer than you want to, on trying to fit into what society tells you to be.

You might find rest hard or too slow but no one can be on a 100% of the time….everyone needs rest and you’re not exempt from this.

Allow yourself to let go of what no longer excites you even if the next thing hasn’t yet arrived and allow yourself this time to pause, rest and take stock.

Reflector

You reflect back the state of your environment and the people around you…this means you may feel energised and lit up around others but be mindful not to use this a crutch or tool to do more…you need rest and you need alone time to discharge all of the accumulated energy of others.

Allow yourself to rest, give yourself alone time, set aside time to wind down in the evening and be mindful of who and what you surround yourself with because you take in a lot and not everything is yours to carry.

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