The Importance of Rest

Being in college leads to a lot of busy days and sleepless nights. Oftentimes, I forget to prioritize my rest and overall wellbeing. One of the biggest things I struggle with is FOMO (the Fear of Missing Out). I always worry about missing out on all of the fun things going on around me and wasting my college experience. But what I've realized is there will always be another Saturday, another frat function, another fun night out. I've been very blessed to be able to have a relatively normal college experience, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to go out and have fun while I'm here. However, I need to remind myself of the importance of rest and taking care of myself. Now that I'm a semester into college, I've gotten much better at doing my work ahead of time and allowing myself to take off nights. Some things that help me distract myself from FOMO are listening to music, spending quality nights in with friends, and writing (I've recently gotten back into poetry). But most importantly, I've reminded myself that sleep is fundamental to life and my health is more important than going out!! I hope you never feel like you are missing out on life simply for getting enough sleep and doing what is best for your body. I promise getting those 8 hours of sleep every night will make the other 16 so much better and fulfilling!!

I know a lot of you that are reading this are probably feeling drained too. This past year has been extremely challenging and it's ok to feel tired or numb. But that doesn't mean missing out on big life experiences (proms, holidays, graduations) is fair. I have been very lucky to have some sense of normalcy and my heart hurts for those of you still in high school, or in college online. Just know there is still light to be seen and good memories to be made. One of my favorite things to do during quarantine was meet up with my friends at a park and sit in our cars to catch up. It's hard to be proactive and find ways to fill the day, but if any of you ever need some sense of normalcy or just someone to talk to, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or your loved ones.

All my love always.

xoxo,

Morgan