Day 23

I am a busy person. Not just because of all the things I have to do, but because that is how I choose to live my life. I like to be on the go. I don't sit around very well (at least not for very long). My wife has seen this in me numerous times. My days off from work are planned and I have a list of things to get done. Her days off are better spent doing whatever she wants whenever she wants. I guess you could say I feel better being busy or having a plan.

This past few weeks I have been off from work. The first week was great....there were so many things to get done. I started packing for our move, looked for rental properties, cleaned the house, organized the files that I had put off to the side and a host of other things. Here I am into my 3rd week though and I am struggling to find things to do. It led me to ask myself what was next.

What I have found is that rest is what comes next. Rest is not a discipline I am acquainted with quite yet. I don't believe that rest means being a couch potato or sleeping all day. Rest contains elements of those things at times. In my opinion a better definition of rest is this. Rest is the ability to leave margin in your life for yourself. I am learning the importance of margin in many areas of my life and the journey has been good. I can't say I want to live in this "rest" place, but it has been nice to catch up on some sleep, read some books, spend more time with my kids, spend more time with my dog and so on.

I am learning the valuable lesson of rest in these days and I am thankful.