When I read this blog I thought it was so wise that I had to share it. I will only add one thing. I believe that this is a sustainable way to live as long as you have enough recreation and relaxing time, and as long as you give 100 percent to that rest time too. Rest […]
I was driving home last Monday feeling pretty rotten. I had just been to the doctor, was given some antibiotics, and told to take it easy. I passed by a church with a lighted sign. In big, red, flashing letters it said, “REST!” When I drove by the same church sign yesterday it was scrolling the verse, “Come […]
Okay, so yesterday I got up at dark-thirty to make a very early flight. I arrived at my brother’s house and spent the day playing with two delightful toddlers and guess what…I’m really tired this morning. So I’m asking myself today; How do I make tired work for me? Since I usually have a hard […]
Rest is not wasting time. It is a necessary part of getting yourself ready for what comes next. It is the place where ideas and energy gather and brew; the sleeping seed in the dark soil poised for germination.
Even on my days off I find myself making a mental list of everything I want to get done…everything I should get done. I think on the top of that list should be the words: 1. Be still Not for a minute, or a second, but for long enough to get past just catching my […]
Life is full of wave after wave of challenges. Some splash against us. Some crash against us, and some threaten to sweep us away like giant tsunamis. We can kick and struggle, doing our best not to go under, or we can lie on our backs and…float. Floating is easier when the waves are small. […]
Robin Prince Monroe 