Taking time off...

The Sabbath - Shabbat - what an innovation! Take a day and devote it to R&R - only instead of it being rest & relaxation make it reflection & recuperation.

Instead of seeing Shabbat as a burden - some things we're allowed to do, some things we're not, I ought to be going to synagogue - all guilt laden things, take a moment or two to figure out how to make this day work. If you were to truly gain something from a real day off, what would you want it to be?

So my thoughts for Shabbat start with what was good about the past week, and how can I take those better qualities and make my one day off make my life better. It doesn't have to be anything more than that. Figuring out how to put regular recuperation into one's life makes sense - life seems to work better when we create rhythm to it, no?

Shabbat Shalom!