Having been chronically ill for a decade now, I have always pushed myself to keep up with those around me who are healthy. Starting at age 12 my mantra became 'I can do hard things'. Recently, I have been encouraged by my doctors to work on listening to my body and resting when I need to, but years of that mantra came with automatic guilt if I choose NOT to do hard things. Today is a bad fatigue day and I've been laying down in compression leggings most of it. I am not lazy, I am not a bad person, I am disabled. My body needs extra rest and that is okay. If nothing else, I hope someone else sees this and is reminded that it's okay to give yourself a break. ❤️