Some years ago, I was riding home on the subway during rush hour. Of course, the car was packed. I recall being preoccupied by some petty drama. At the end of a long day, I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders. I’m sure you know the feeling. Read more…
An ancient Jewish law called shmita (pronounced shmee-tah) proclaimed that every seven years, the land must lie fallow. All work, including plowing, planting, and harvesting, was forbidden. It paralleled the observation of the sabbath. Each week, the sabbath was considered a sacred day of rest, a day of study and Read more…
The Benedictine monk David Stendl-Rast once said the opposite of exhaustion is not rest, it’s wholeheartedness. It is exhausting to be involved with something you are not fully committed to or invested in, that does not enable you to feel engaged, present and alive. As the poet David Whyte reminds us: Read more…