🧠 Your mind’s not lazy ~ it’s hungry

Sometimes, your body keeps moving ~ but you stopped being there a while ago.

We notice when our stomach’s hungry. It growls. It aches. It asks.
But when the mind’s hungry, it goes silent. It just slows down.

And we miss it ~ not because we don’t care, but because the signs whisper.
A sudden disinterest in what used to light you up.
That fog that turns simple things into mountains.
The endless scrolling ~ not searching, just escaping.

Still, we keep pushing. Because somewhere along the line, we started to believe that being tired means being lazy.
That pausing means failing.
So, we perform. We show up. We deliver.
Pouring from an empty cup ~ smiling while sinking.

But here’s the truth they don’t tell you:
There’s a kind of tired that sleep can’t fix.
It’s the tiredness that comes from never being alone with your thoughts.
From skipping the small things that once sparked joy.
From starving your mind of silence, slowness, beauty ~ and grace.

And then I read this line:

> “Unlike the stomach, the brain doesn’t alert you when it’s empty.”

It stopped me.
Because how many of us have been walking around with full schedules and empty souls?

Your mind needs feeding too ~ not with noise, but with stillness.
With curiosity. With peace.
You don’t have to crash before you rest.
You don’t have to earn your calm.

Listen when the fog sets in.
Your brain might not growl, but it speaks ~ in forgetfulness, in irritation, in that quiet ache you can’t name.

So feed it something soft today.
🕊️ A walk without a phone.
📖 A page from that book you never finished.
🎧 A song that makes you feel something again.

Because sometimes healing isn’t about doing more ~ remember you’re human.