A Day of Rest

Today I decided to take a real Sabbath day. I didn’t go to church, because we don’t do that any more.  I didn’t do anything!  I didn’t ride my bike, or exercise on purpose in any way. I didn’t do any housework or volunteer work. Okay, I did manage to feed my family and water a few plants, but that’s it.

Why? I just knew this morning that I really needed it. I haven’t been working 8 hours a day for money this past week, but I have been busy, working on my house, working with my kids on various things, working on my personal health (lots of physical activity!), and doing volunteer work.  I always feel like I’m not getting enough done, so it’s usually not easy to take a day off. But today, I really, really did.

I have two days of paid work this week, and then the rest of the week “off.” I’m now looking forward to a productive week, rather than dreading it.