Rest for Them

Nocturne

Vanessa Lowe

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The night represents a slowing, quiet contemplation, autonomy, dreams ... the dominion of rest. But Grind Culture tells us that our worth is in our productivity. The Nap Bishop is here to tell us, "No". Rest is not a privilege, it's a human right. Sleep deprivation is a social and racial justice issue. And, "Resting is actually going to allow you to wake up."

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Vanessa. If you've been supporting nocturn on Patreon or PayPal, thank you so much. I really appreciate your help to keep the show going.
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0:25.0	contributions or go to nocturne podcast dot org slash support thank you Thank you. You're listening to nocturne. I'm Vanessa Lowe.
1:01.2	Nocturne is, of course, an ongoing exploration of the night and of darkness.
1:07.0	Over the years, it's also become, for me, a process of discovery about what the night represents, a slowing, quiet contemplation, autonomy, dreams, the
1:19.9	dominion of rest.
1:24.1	I think everyone, the entire globe is doing too much.
1:28.6	It needs to sit and lay the hell down somewhere.
1:31.9	Just my humble opinion. Take more naps. Daydream daily.
1:37.0	Sleep deprivation is a social justice issue. Sleep deprivation is a racial justice issue.
1:45.0	Exhaustion and pain is not my legacy. Naps provide a healing portal.
1:51.0	You are not a machine.
1:54.0	You are a divine human being.
1:57.0	The evening news is happening in your heart.
2:00.0	Slow down.
2:02.0	Investigate. Slow down, investigate, rest.
2:09.0	They just scrolling through in a trance, a scroll trend, you know?
2:14.0	You're gonna have to deeply like meditate on this, sit with it for a little bit,
2:18.0	marinade, do some real study and work on it.
2:21.0	I'm Tricia Hershey and I am a theater maker, artist,
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