I did nothing today.

I’m so proud of myself.

I’d almost forgotten how, but I managed to do nothing today.

I almost began to wonder what was wrong with me that I only wanted to be still and rest. I felt the restlessness of my over-achiever self-wanting to get something accomplished. I reminded her that rest is so important the creation story gives one out of seven days over to it.

We are a society that has forgotten how to rest. We create ever more exciting and  engaging ways to play, recreate, and entertain ourselves only to rush around during our “free time” trying to fit everything in.

What about kicking back and doing nothing, staring at the moon, watching the sun set, lying in the hammock with no thought. Give your spirit time to soar free of physical shackles long enough for its renewal.

Doing nothing becomes a bigger challenge each year. Now I must ignore not only unanswered mail, but the e-mail that mounts higher by the hour. Not only unread...