Stress isn’t a badge of honour. It’s a signal.

Your body’s asking for rest, not revenge.

3 Ways to Lower Stress (When Everything’s on Fire):
✅ Move your body — even just 10 minutes helps
✅ Breathe slower — 4 seconds in, 6 seconds out
✅ Touch grass — no metaphor, literally go outside

You don’t need to earn your rest. You need it to keep going.