Day 19. Rest

“Rest, Relax ” 4×4, oil on canvas, framed

I have hit somewhat of a wall with this practice, so today I visited something really small and manageable and familiar, something I could do pretty quickly and get back to my LSU women’s basketball game on the sofa where I plan to spend the rest of my day. A tiny bird on a tiny canvas. Before I started worrying that I needed to do more, I remembered this quote from Nicola Jane Hobbs that I read recently and I can’t get it out of my head: “Instead of asking have I worked hard enough to deserve rest, I’ve started asking, have I rested enough to do my most loving, meaningful work?”

 

Hummingbird Rests On a Tree Branch

 

You’ve landed on something 

sturdy enough to absorb

the shock of your sudden stillness

and look, all around,

hundreds more 

so

stay a while,

Relax.

 

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Denise Hopkins

January 19, 2025

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