Laziness is a myth that’s forced upon us to make us fear slowing down and taking care of ourselves. Laziness is a weapon of capitalism, ableism, and fatphobia.

I promise you – no matter what, you are NOT lazy.

Here’s what I know: most of us are overwhelmed, because as Isabel Abbott says, the system is designed to be overwhelming. Most of us experience constant stress, worry, and busy-ness. A great many of us experience anxiety, depression, and a shortage of crucial resources.

Our bodies NEED rest. Our minds NEED rest. And yet, we are so terrified of falling behind, not measuring up, not fitting in, or discovering that we’re unworthy or unlovable, that we fill every single moment of every single day with SOMETHING.

Which leads us to numbness, dissociating, disconnecting, and exhaustion.

What many people label as lazy is actually trauma, bone-deep exhaustion, and survival.

It’s hard being in a body in this world that is profoundly unfriendly to bodies. Often, our fear of laziness is actually a fear of fatness, a fear of softness, a fear of vulnerability and receiving help, a fear of uncertainty, a fear of feeling, a fear of disability and aging.

It is violence to expect ourselves to do it all, have it all, be it all. It is violence to force our bodies to perform like inanimate machines instead of soft, wise, living, ever-changing beings.

You are not lazy.

You deserve to rest. You deserve to slow down. You deserve nourish yourself: to sleep, to eat, to play, to have fun, to feel good. You never have to earn those things because those things are what it means to be human.

Let’s break-up with lazy. Let’s burn it to the ground. Let’s rest. Let’s center pleasure. You are worthy & deserving without doing a thing.