thoughts on the news of the day: the rest

hmmm…..

            Rest is a good thing.  I usually take Friday’s off, but for the last few months, it hasn’t happened.  (Waa,waa, waa….  most of you all out there work much harder and longer than I do … so I guess I shouldn’t whine.) 

            I cherish my time off – and need it to regroup and unwind.  So I have longed for a day to just do nothing.  You know, one of those days when you sleep until you wake up and then go back to sleep some more.  A day when the coffee pot stands idle until late in the morning.  A day when the phone doesn’t ring.  I need one of those days occasionally just for my mental health.  Today I was able to take that day just for me.

            But as I relish this day, I know that for some of my parishioners, it is a day that is more common than not.  Those who sit for long periods of time without company in their rooms at home, or homes away from home are probably thinking, what is so great about a day with nothing to do?  What is so great about sleeping or having a phone that doesn’t ring?

            I guess it always looks greener …. It’s about liking what we have, not having what we like that makes us happiest.  So, I am going to be grateful today for nothing to do; and grateful, too, when I have too much to do.  And I will try to be content no matter what. 

            hmmm…..