Fort Williams. (Rest day: day 1)
Today was the first of three days I had scheduled between walks. It was always intended to be a day to relax, write, read, maybe do a bit of sightseeing.
I have rediscovered about myself, that I don't do rest well.
I'm pretty good at talking about rest, the importance of sabbath time, and even encouraging others to take it. I'm not as good at taking it myself. So building in a rest day seemed like a great idea.
And my feet certainly agreed. Even as others in the hostel where I was staying were shocked I was spending the bulk of the day there, I remained committed to the plan. Largely because I had little choice.
I may have gotten a little more beat up on the trail than I even realized. My feet now swollen are protesting the very idea of any footwear.
So here I sit. Enjoying a cup of coffee and a gorgeous view from the window pondering what it really takes in our lives to make us stop and rest.
Do we ever stop before we're forced to? God speaks over and over of balance and harmony and yet our world encourages us to go and go and go.
And so many of us do.... Until we hit the proverbial wall. Today I am taking my aches and pains as a tangible reminder from God that part of this sabbatical is for rest. Rejuvenation of body and spirit. And maybe, just maybe the built in rest time is as important as the learning and going and doing times.
When God said rest - God meant it. Right. Balance.
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