A day of rest?

All three of the world's big religons tell us that God rested on the 7th day and that we should have a day of rest on that day to honour the divine.  For Muslims it's Friday, for Jews it's Saturday and for Christians it's Sunday.  Unfortunately these days it seems that more and more of us are leading 24/7 lifestyles.  Most of us work for at least 5 days a week and in our 'off time' there's the kids hobbies, the dog to walk, the clubs we join, the gym to go to, the friends to socialise with, the [fill in the blank].

Our lives are a never ending cycle of needing to be there, be here, be on time, be running late, be supportive, be active etc, etc and if we're lucky, we might just have time to sit down for a quick glass of our favourite tipple before bed while watching some drivel on the TV.

To many of us the idea of a couple of hours to ourselves is  a pipe dream, never mind having a whole day to truly rest.

Here's my challenge to you today.  Take fifteen minutes, yes just one quarter of the 24 hours that you have today to tune out from the outside world.  Switch off the TV and the computer and just 'be'.  Don't think about anything in particular, just sit quitely (set a timer if you wish) and just experience the moment.  You can concentrate on the rythem of your breathing if you find that your mind wants to think of things that you should be doing. Whatever works for you.  But just being for a short period can be an amazingly refreshing experience.

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