This morning, I woke up sore. Not the kind of soreness that makes you want to complain, but the kind that reminds you your body has been working hard. Every muscle ached from yesterday’s workout. My first instinct was to push through it. After all, there was work to do, content to create, emails to answer, and responsibilities waiting for me. But then I stopped. Instead of asking myself, “What do I have to get done?” I asked a different question: “What do I need right now?” T

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