(Merry Christmas) – A Small Note on Rest

This festive season asks for light, noise, movement and joyful celebration.
My own body, however, hopes for rest and quiet moments with family and friends.
Disabled self-care is not indulgence – rather it is listening when the body screams that you’ve had enough.
Restfull nights are not giving up on celebrations – but rather, they make you choose when and what to participate in, and what to let go of.
Being stressed, and exhausted – from party to party full of people is not a must to celebrate the christmas season.
If all you do this week is breath, drink water and let your nervous system settle down, that is all – OK.

Join what you wish, and skip the rest.
Merry Christmas!
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– Silje

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Silje Elsrud Yttervik

Silje Elsrud Yttervik is a Norwegian writer, museologist, and social entrepreneur, exploring disability through history, culture, and storytelling - with the aim of building a more inclusive society.

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