Israa Nasir

and you can see this in relationships you can see it as parents you can really see it in even in daily habits so if i'm resting i'm lazy so there's only two options you're either hyper productive or you're lazy but that's not true right like rest can be productive and but we don't think about it like that You see this in wellness habits.

People will start working out or eating healthy at the beginning of the year, and they'll tell themselves that they have to do it every single day, or they have to do a 60-minute workout. And if you don't hit that 60, then it's like, oh, I guess I'm not going to do it because I can't do the 60 minutes. So I can only work out for 60 minutes.

People will start working out or eating healthy at the beginning of the year, and they'll tell themselves that they have to do it every single day, or they have to do a 60-minute workout. And if you don't hit that 60, then it's like, oh, I guess I'm not going to do it because I can't do the 60 minutes. So I can only work out for 60 minutes.

People will start working out or eating healthy at the beginning of the year, and they'll tell themselves that they have to do it every single day, or they have to do a 60-minute workout. And if you don't hit that 60, then it's like, oh, I guess I'm not going to do it because I can't do the 60 minutes. So I can only work out for 60 minutes.

And if I can't do 60 minutes and I'm not working out, I'm not taking care of myself. But you could do a really good 20-minute workout and still have the benefits of physical movement.

And if I can't do 60 minutes and I'm not working out, I'm not taking care of myself. But you could do a really good 20-minute workout and still have the benefits of physical movement.

And if I can't do 60 minutes and I'm not working out, I'm not taking care of myself. But you could do a really good 20-minute workout and still have the benefits of physical movement.

So my husband and I decided to take like an unplugged vacation. We both were just very stressed at work and stuff. So we were like, you know what? We're going on vacation. Let's not take any work. Let's not take our laptops and stuff. And so it was very intentional. We just wanted to be just, we didn't make any reservations. There was nothing that we could be working towards.

So my husband and I decided to take like an unplugged vacation. We both were just very stressed at work and stuff. So we were like, you know what? We're going on vacation. Let's not take any work. Let's not take our laptops and stuff. And so it was very intentional. We just wanted to be just, we didn't make any reservations. There was nothing that we could be working towards.

So my husband and I decided to take like an unplugged vacation. We both were just very stressed at work and stuff. So we were like, you know what? We're going on vacation. Let's not take any work. Let's not take our laptops and stuff. And so it was very intentional. We just wanted to be just, we didn't make any reservations. There was nothing that we could be working towards.

It was just stretches and stretches of free time. Right. But when we got there, I couldn't turn my brain off. I really felt like I had to use this time because I was in this like really beautiful place. I had this, all these ideas about what it means to be a writer and where people write their best work, right? All of these like imagined standards. these imagined expectations.

It was just stretches and stretches of free time. Right. But when we got there, I couldn't turn my brain off. I really felt like I had to use this time because I was in this like really beautiful place. I had this, all these ideas about what it means to be a writer and where people write their best work, right? All of these like imagined standards. these imagined expectations.

It was just stretches and stretches of free time. Right. But when we got there, I couldn't turn my brain off. I really felt like I had to use this time because I was in this like really beautiful place. I had this, all these ideas about what it means to be a writer and where people write their best work, right? All of these like imagined standards. these imagined expectations.

And I couldn't really unplug. And in my mind, I kept trying to force myself to write or think about something profound. And when I was struggling with that, I was starting to be very critical of myself and judgmental, like, why can't you do this? Why can't you write? Everyone's going to figure out you're not a writer.

And I couldn't really unplug. And in my mind, I kept trying to force myself to write or think about something profound. And when I was struggling with that, I was starting to be very critical of myself and judgmental, like, why can't you do this? Why can't you write? Everyone's going to figure out you're not a writer.

And I couldn't really unplug. And in my mind, I kept trying to force myself to write or think about something profound. And when I was struggling with that, I was starting to be very critical of myself and judgmental, like, why can't you do this? Why can't you write? Everyone's going to figure out you're not a writer.

And then when that judgment happened and I became aware of that judgment, then I became even more judgmental. And I was like, well, you came here to unplug and now you're not even using that time to relax. You're wasting this vacation. Just a lot of chaos, really just emotional chaos in the mind. And I really became absent. I became absent from the moment.

And then when that judgment happened and I became aware of that judgment, then I became even more judgmental. And I was like, well, you came here to unplug and now you're not even using that time to relax. You're wasting this vacation. Just a lot of chaos, really just emotional chaos in the mind. And I really became absent. I became absent from the moment.

And then when that judgment happened and I became aware of that judgment, then I became even more judgmental. And I was like, well, you came here to unplug and now you're not even using that time to relax. You're wasting this vacation. Just a lot of chaos, really just emotional chaos in the mind. And I really became absent. I became absent from the moment.

I was in this beautiful place and I couldn't really tap into the beauty around me or even like the fact that I was spending time with my partner. And eventually it took like doing something as silly and trivial as making a sandcastle together. That made me realize that sometimes just being in the present moment is really the way to just be more compassionate with yourself and