There is value to rest.
The Bible starts in Genesis by telling us how God created the Heavens and the Earth, and after 6 hard days of work, God thought it appropriate to take the 7th day off.
A day of rest.
I’ve always felt like I’ve spoken honestly and frank with you all, and this week is no exception. I woke up this morning, and I was tired. Not just the normal ‘I just woke up’ tired, nope. The ‘I’m tired’ kind of tired.
Not a good thing on a Monday morning, the start of a new week.
And truth be told, I shouldn’t be as tired as I am. Yesterday I actually slept in to almost 8:30. Unheard of for me, most weekends I’m up by 6:30 if not much earlier - regardless of what time I go to bed the night before.
There is a lesson in here, if only for me.
Rest is good for the body. Rest is good for the mind. Rest is good for the soul.
What things do you do to rest?
Yesterday afternoon, I sat down on the couch, cued up a movie, and just sat and watched it. I put my phone down, I didn’t check e-mail or read the latest headlines. I didn’t play the mindless games downloaded to my phone in moments of boredom. I did none of those things instead choosing to simply sit and watch the movie. And it was relaxing.
I’ve got a mentor who is a big believer in days of rest. His outlook is slightly different from the once every seven days approach rather suggesting that days of rest can be banked and then enjoyed a few at a time. I’ve always favored his approach.
I looked into my banked days and see that I have a few available to be enjoyed. I think I’ll redeem one or two of those days this week.
What about you? What things do you do to rest? Have you been banking days that need redeeming?
Here’s what I know, and you’ll agree that I’m right about.
When you take time to rest, you always come back stronger, more energized, reinvigorated. I often find that I have a fresh perspective on the things I need to get done.
Are you the same?
So the challenge this week is simple. Take time to rest and allow you to recharge. I promise you, all the things you think need to get done can wait - and my guess is when you return you’ll have a new spring in your step and a fresh perspective that leads to greater success on those things.
Seems to me to be a pretty good return on that investment in you.
So I’ll see you next week, I for one intend to be more rested and ready to tackle life’s project with a new vigor.
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