11/21/2023 0 Comments Rest days per weekSomewhere along the way, we lost the essential practice of concentrated rest.īut we would be wise to reclaim the practice of resting one day each week. Our lives have become too full and too out of balance. There is a reason we run faster and work harder, but only fall further behind. We are destroying every sense of our being (body, mind, and soul). Unfortunately, this hectic pace is causing damage to our quality of life. Nobody can afford to waste time resting in today’s results-oriented world. There are just too many things to get done, too many demands, too many responsibilities, too many bills, and too much urgency. Even fewer would say they set aside any concentrated time (12-24 hours) for rest. Yet, when you ask people in today’s frenzied culture if they intentionally set aside time for rest, most will tell you they are too busy. It is absolutely essential for a balanced, healthy life. Physicians, athletes, philosophers, poets, religious leaders, and corporate leaders all tell us the same thing: take time to rest. Everybody needs to rest and recharge.” Your productivity requires rest. Forbes magazine recently wrote, “You can only work so hard and do so much in a day. Your soul requires rest.Īsk many corporate leaders and they will tell you that rest is essential for productivity. Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha’i, and Wiccan (among others) teach the importance of setting aside a period of time for rest. Leonardo da Vinci said, “Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.” And Ovid, the Roman poet, said, “Take rest a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” Your mind requires rest.Īsk most religious leaders and they will tell you rest is essential for the soul. Your muscles require rest.Īsk many of yesterday’s philosophers and they will tell you rest is essential for the mind. This is true whether you run marathons, pitch baseballs, or climb rocks. Rest is needed for muscles to repair themselves and prevent injury. Your body requires rest.Īsk any athlete and they will tell you rest is essential for physical training. When the body is deprived of sleep, it is unable to rebuild and recharge itself adequately. “He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.” -Benjamin FranklinĪsk any physician and they will tell you rest is essential for physical health.
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