Cyclist’s Ramblings……………….Shabbat……a
joyful day of rest. Shabbat is a Hebrew
word used by the Jewish community to announce a special day of rest and
spiritual enrichment. The Christian word
is Sabbath. Why do I mention these
words? Simple………I forget to take a day
of rest from cycling, from my life’s activities and all the other concerns of
the week. It is easy to forget to slow
down and breathe. It is easy for me to keep cycling especially when the weather
as well as the roads are clear. It is
very easy to DO….DO…and DO some more.
This morning as I cycled in the park, I realized how tired my body is
and that means my mind and spirit………as mind/body/spirit are one package all
wrapped up with beautiful unique patterns and tied with a special bow. Is this package ever closed? Is the mind/body/spirit always thinking,
performing, searching instead of resting, reading, relaxing, being aware of
breath, allowing the muscles to rest/heal, and to BE. I stopped
this morning by the water……….what did I hear……..NOTHING. Not the sound of a vehicle, not the sound of
a person, not the sound of birds or wind or water lapping against the sure……….I
heard Stillness. Peace. Calm. Quiet. The
many things I saw didn’t register as Silence reigned Supreme. Do you observe a Shabbat/Sabbath – a joyful
day of rest? A Joyful day of rest doesn’t
mean it has to be a Sunday……..maybe Wednesday works better for you. Do you take at least an hour out of your week or
day to BE…….to experience calm, stillness and/or quiet?
Enjoy this Blessed Day.
How appropriate that I read this post today...Rest= Retreat in my book...I had a very very busy week; so last night I decided I was going to make this day...my day of rest...had only one errand to do...and I spent most of my day reading...resting in the sun coming across my LR on to my sofa....being thankful...being at peace with my decision...to rest for the day....
ReplyDeleteIt's so great to take that day of rest............I rested today as I was tired. Did a little writing and some thinking but most of all have a nice visit with a wonderful women.
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