Do you need a break? From what?

I am DONE pretending exhaustion is a badge of honor.
DONE letting some dead puritan whisper that stopping makes me a failure. DONE swallowing the poison that my worth equals my output.
Rest is not a reward. Rest is oxygen. Rest is not a luxury.
Rest is rebellion.
Rest is the point, not the pause between work. I’m tired of the voice that says “you could be doing more” while I’m falling asleep on my captain’s chest.
Tired of guilt creeping in when I choose the lanai over the laptop. Tired of acting like burnout is noble and sleep is for the weak
Every slow kiss at noon is an act of war. Every nap with the windows open is sabotage Every hour I stare at the ocean instead of a screen is a minute stolen back from the machine
Emma Goldman: “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be in your revolution.” Me: If I can’t rest, I don’t want to be in your economy. My body is not a machine
My mind is not a content mill. My life is not raw material for someone else’s profit
Today I declare war on the lie that rest is laziness. will lie in bed until noon if I damn well please. Iwill fuck slow and loud in the middle of the day. I will let the coffee go cold while I read anarchist theory out loud. I will nap with the ocean roaring and feel zero shame
•Rest is the revolution. And I’m taking it back—one unapologetic, lazy, glorious breath at a time
— RebelZva & CaptXBonnot 🖤🏴💤🔥
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