Do You Take A Day Off?
Sunday (today) is a traditional Sabbath day for people in our culture. Unfortunately our modern culture doesn’t recognize it (or any day) as such. We are left to choose and implement a rest day on our own. The problem, most of us don’t do it. There are may reasons why taking a day off is good for you, including:
- it gives your mind and body time to rest
- you can spend more time with your family & friends
- time off allows for you to focus on a hobby or project
- life shouldn’t  be “all work and no play.”
Sometimes job seekers are reluctant to take a day off as well. . . but you needn’t be! Â A job search is a full time job and will produce fruit if you put the effort into it. Â But that is only true up to a point. Â Job seekers need to rest, have family, enjoy hobbies and need to play as well. Â So take some time off — not the whole month, but a day — today. Â We’ll see you tomorrow!Â
I absolutely do take a day off every week. I began this practice for religious reasons, and also “for the sake of the children.” However, my husband and I soon began to look forward to the Sabbath, to the extent that we gradually adopted more and more practices that distinguish it from other days.
We turn off our computers altogether for 24 hours, along with our TVs, radios and cell phones. My husband does not schedule any business travel on the Sabbath. We don’t go to stores or malls, either.
The entire day is dedicated to family, community and prayer — and usually there is quite a lot of food involved, as well. It is a great relief to know that we have this island in time reserved for us.
Comment by Peggy Dorf — December 10, 2007 @ 9:39 pm