The Dignity of Being Tired: Give Yourself a Break
Stillness in the Storms
- Published
- April 11, 2026
- Duration
- 16:21
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- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
Discusses health, mental, religion, society, culture.
Summary
Why is it so hard to say I am tired? Tiredness is not a weakness. It is your body telling you something honest, and ignoring it was never a strategy.When I was Mayor of Truro there were days I had nothing left at all. I cannot feel anything from the chest down and I have autonomic dysreflexia, so my body signals things differently to yours. I took a coupl…
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Why is it so hard to say I am tired? Tiredness is not a weakness. It is your body telling you something honest, and ignoring it was never a strategy.When I was Mayor of Truro there were days I had nothing left at all. I cannot feel anything from the chest down and I have autonomic dysreflexia, so my body signals things differently to yours. I took a couple of days and genuinely stopped. That beats soldiering on and taking three days over a one day job, every time.One thing to try: Sit and ask on
Themes
- health
- mental
- religion
- society
- culture