You said yes to too much. You kept showing up for everyone. And somewhere along the way, you forgot that you’re allowed to stop.

Consider this your permission slip.

• you don’t have to respond to that message today
• you don’t have to attend the thing you said yes to before you knew how depleted you’d be
• you don’t have to explain why you need a break

you don’t have to apologize for needing time alone

– Jacqueline Whitney

• you don’t have to be productive to be worthy of rest
• you don’t have to feel guilty for canceling plans
• you don’t have to be everyone’s emotional support today
• you don’t have to keep performing okay
• you don’t have to apologize for needing time alone
• you don’t have to be available to everyone all the time

• you don’t have to keep up with what you committed to when you had more energy
• you don’t have to push through this
• you don’t have to be okay just because someone else needs you to be

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.