As exhausted as I get at times, I have trouble relaxing.

I’m always trying to get more out of my free time. More time outdoors, more time working on projects like writing and designing.

Yet when I have a window of time I often sit at the computer thinking of something that I could be doing to move the needle a little more.

I know that the answer is to stop. To relax on the couch, read a book or watch TV and get a bit of rest.

But within minutes that voice in my head starts nagging at me, telling me I should be doing something more productive.

It’s restlessness without reason. My logical mind understands that rest is what’s needed, but some part of me won’t stop fighting it.

And although I am working on it, maybe I should just rest.