Freedom – Restpiration

The Thing About Anxiety

It is not unusual for us to seek ways to escape uncomfortable feelings. When boredom arises, for instance, many of us instinctively reach for our phones or turn to one habit or another to distract ourselves. There is nothing inherently wrong with these habits. My interest in this piece is not to criticize them, butContinue reading “The Thing About Anxiety”

What True Freedom Looks Like

Freedom is a word we use so often, yet rarely pause to understand. At its root, it comes from ideas of liberation and being made free—a kind of release or emancipation. And embedded in that meaning is something worth noticing: if there is freedom, then there must first be something to be freed from. FreedomContinue reading “What True Freedom Looks Like”

The Freedom of Responsibility

Can we talk about a big word today? Don’t worry—it’s not a tongue twister, and it’s certainly not a word meant to make you sound sophisticated. It’s actually quite simple: responsibility. Now, responsibility is one of those words that’s often misunderstood. People tend to associate it with blame—as though when someone says, “It’s your responsibility,”Continue reading “The Freedom of Responsibility”

The Beauty of Grace

If you’ll ask me, there’s no word more beautiful than grace. Used in everyday communication, grace conveys a sense of pleasantness, kindness, flair and spontaneity among other admirable things. Even in our darkest days, what we intuitively yearn for is grace- to be released from our fears, mistakes and most importantly, our guilt. Although weContinue reading “The Beauty of Grace”

Inside Adrenaline (Restpiration Answers II)

Hi there. Adrenaline was published just two weeks ago and we had this section called Restpiration Answers where we answered some questions from some precious individuals. However, at a glance, it is often tempting to doubt the rationale and practicality of the answers provided. So in this post, I’m just taking the time to establishContinue reading “Inside Adrenaline (Restpiration Answers II)”