Thanks!!

Robert

Lying in bed all day is ultimate rest. But not particularly appealing. Social events work for some but are draining for others. I’ve often wondered what to do on ‘rest’ days. I usually just read (read things unrelated to ‘work’ days if possible), or play computer games. Things that work the mind a little, but are not too strenuous.

You’re definitely talking to me in that post. I can barely spend a lunch break away from my desk without feeling guilty. Tell you what. I’ll take Sundays off work for a few weeks, and see how it goes. If it’s good enough for Da Vinci maybe it’s worth a try!

It has great ideas and exercises to integrate rest into your spiritual or work experience. Great stuff!

Observant Jews spend Friday night and Saturday refraining from work, watching TV, driving, talking on the phone, using the computer and more, instead spending time with family, going to shul, learning, eating and resting.

I didn’t grow up practicing this way, but as I grew into it, I realized how big of an effect it actually has on the way you live your life. It’s that one day per week (every week) where you know you can get into bed early, you don’t have to worry about what’s happening at the office, and you focus on the important things in life: your family and your values.

It’s not for everyone, but it certainly does a lot of positive things for you.

(PS – when you unplug for that one day per week, you also realize how unimportant some of the little things that bug you day to day are — the things that seem important at the time, but in perspective, rarely are. This is worth it by itself.)