Oct 22 • General discussion
Day 13 — The Art of Giving Yourself a Break
Be as disciplined in your rest as you are in your grind.
You have been wired to push
To fix.
To prove you arenot lazy, inconsistent, or distracted.
You are not chasing progress you are chasing permission to rest.
Years of criticism trained you to earn worth through effort.
But here’s the truth: You can’t outwork shame
You can’t out-discipline exhaustion.
You don’t need to push harder
You need to recharge differently.
THE POWER DRILL
Imagine your brain like a power drill.
When you get tired you stop using it and drop it on the workbench
You will pick it up later but then, it’s dead.
That’s how most ADHD dads “rest.”
You stop moving, but your brain doesn’t
You are still replaying, planning, regretting, and scrolling.
That’s not rest. That’s shutdown.
True rest means plugging back into what restores you not just setting the tool down, but putting it on the charger.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Your brain isn’t lazy it’s overloaded.
And your worth isn’t earned through exhaustion it is protected by recovery.
Real discipline isn’t grinding until you break
It knowing when to stop pushing and start replenishing.
When you recharge, you regulate. When you regulate, you reconnect. And when you reconnect, you lead with heart not just effort.
TODAY’S MISSION PLUG IN
Turn off the self-talk. Don’t fix. Don’t plan. Don’t prove.
Just be.
Recharge on purpose.
✅ Sit outside for five minutes.
✅ Stretch, breathe, or move your body.
✅ Do something creative with no goal.
✅ Nap without guilt.
✅ Say “I’m done for today” and mean it.
Reflection:
“Today, I recharged by _______.It helped me feel more _______.”
WHY THIS MATTERS (FOR DADS)
Your family doesn’t need the version of you that’s barely hanging on.
They need the version that’s rested enough to listen, laugh, and lead.
You can’t work when your battery isnt charged
You can’t model peace from chaos.
Discipline keeps you moving, grinding, striving.
Running on the treadmill and never getting off
Rest keeps you human.
Challenge Reminder: Find one way to plug in today not just to pause, but to recharge.
Because even warriors need a charger.
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Day 13 — The Art of Giving Yourself a Break
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