I am a sleepy beast. I've felt fatigued since that moment at the gym, like... not take a nap tired, but I had a fight with an energy vampire and lost kind of tired.
if your body were a horse you're riding, and it looked at you like you feel, wouldn't you give it a rest and take care of it with food and water?
i am bothered by the metaphor of the body as a "meat sack" that is somehow to blame for whatever.
our bodies are living creatures with needs, sentient beings.
the taoist image of riding a large bovine doesn't suggest beating it to make it obey.
discipline is important, but body is not our enemy: a bad religious trope needs to go.
@holon42 @NiveusLepus
There's a verse in Paul's epistles which is too often misused to point at people who are visibly doing things they don't like such as smoking, drugs, alcohol abuse, overeating etc but actually is really encouraging in this context:
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
Looking after that temple includes rest ❤️
@stueytheround all it wants is pretzels and to be lazy. It thinks that would be the best, but I know it needs maintenance and conditioning. Especially because I need it to function when I'm out doing things like moves and stuff.