THE RESET TABLE
Edition #003 | Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Stop Apologizing for Needing Rest
Dear Friends,
Here is "The Reset Table," your mid-week space for emotional clarity, soul healing, and a gentle nudge to slow down where life has been running too fast.
Welcome to The Reset Table...
Grab a seat.
Today’s reset is a simple yet powerful reminder: Stop apologizing for needing rest.
We live in a culture where exhaustion is worn like a badge of honour. Many people feel guilty when they have to slow down, as if resting is a sign of weakness or laziness. Yet even the Christian scriptures tells us that Jesus took time to rest (Mark 6:31), pulling away from the crowds to recharge.
This was because they were so "busy doing ministry" that they did not have time to eat or rest. That verse emphasizes the need for rest and solitude, even in the middle a demanding ministry or in business, hustle.
Rest is not a luxury! It is sacred.
Rest is not permission to quit... it is preparation to continue.
When you honour rest, you are acknowledging that you are human, not a machine.
Some of us are too busy in "busy-ness" that we end up achieving very little. The body will take its toll, and ultimately, your productivity might end in zero, until and unless you take a break and rest.
Rest is a Ministry.
It is a crucial part of your daily hustle.
Your body is more important than your car. Yet, we all know that if you overwork your car without rest or service, one day, the engine will knock. Where will that leave you and your busy-ness?
Your body is your first business machine. Take care of it. Take time to rest. Your body has two options for Malfunction: Breakdown or Pack up... There's no need to explain this.
Step away! Take a deserved break.
Rest. Make no excuses. You owe it to yourself. Don't apologise. Just do it.
RESET TABLE EXERCISE:
1. Identify one thing today that is wearing you down unnecessarily.
2. Make a conscious choice to pause... even if just for 15 minutes.
3. Write down one boundary you will enforce to protect your peace for the rest of this week (going forwards).
RESET TABLE AFFIRMATION:
"I do not need to earn rest. I honour it as part of my strength and clarity."
This Week's RESET TABLE QUOTE:
> “Rest is not a weakness. It is wisdom refusing to run empty.”
~ Dr. Yinka Dixon, PhD (Hon), CIPM, MPM, PME
Author & Trainer | Freelance Journalist | Peer-Group Digital Skills Trainer | Life Transitions Coach | Ministry Leader
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