Embracing the day of rest...

"Sleep is my favorite and my best." --me

Embrace the day of rest. Rest is something I've done A LOT of lately. And I have to say, too much rest isn't advised, and bed rest is absolutely mind numbing... but rest is not something we should fight against- it is something we NEED. It is something we should embrace.

In my current chapter of life I am on the go from the moment my eyes open at 6:15 in the morning, till my eyes close around 10 o'clock in the evening... At night I feel I could use a day of rest, and yet, during the craziness I feel like I'm racing against time. There's never enough if it!! There is always something that needs my attention. Someone that needs me right now. I love it. I love being needed. I love that I have the answer they need. I love being depended on. 

But I don't love being exhausted by the time hubby gets home. I don't love being at the point of "running-on-fumes" by bedtime. I love using up my "full battery" because I feel accomplished, but I use it up too soon I think. Do I need MORE energy?
Do I need a pill?
Do I need "all natural green tea energy caffeine sugar yards yadda supplements?"

 "Our bodies need us to recognize the need for rest (not using stimulants to keep our bodies running.) We don't need caffeine, we need time." Yes! 

Time to rest.

Time to rejuvenate.

Time to heal.

Time to refocus.

Time to calm.

Have you ever gone for a walk, or a drive, or taken a long bath and afterward you feel like a huge weigh is lifted? 

When I'm in the thick of the day- usually right around dinner (homework, Scouts, Therapy, Dinner all crammed in this delicate time frame)  is usually when I begin thinking about caffeine, and it's usually to distract from what I'm doing. Or not wanting to do. Or distract me from thoughts of failure "If I'm having this hard if a time- I must be doing something wrong!" 

But, I don't need caffeine or "supplemented energy." 
 I need rest! Mental rest. Even if just a few minutes, in a bathroom, to read a verse. Say a prayer, stop and count your blessings. Stop and reflect the positives. 

We cannot keep our minds so strung out all the time. 

A lesson I'm learning and reminding myself over and over is: "We don't have enough time or money to do everything-- that's why it is essential for us to choose what we do with our time and money."

{We women learn very quickly the necessity of choosing wisely how you spend you money. I know I learned this importance of the VERY early on!!}

 And your time! There is a limit. there are only so many hours in a day- and it will never change. We know this, and yet we forget that our bodies have limits. Make the most of your day. Make the most of your time this month. This year. This life! Choose wisely what to do with your time.

This world we live in, steps in and convinces us that "we only live once!" "Eat what you want!" "Dress how you want!" "Speak how you want!" "Be yourself!" "Be different!" "Be unique!" "Be you!"

What???

The world is constantly looking for "new" and "different." Don't follow the world, they're constantly searching... That will not only be exhausting, but also a serious waste of TIME!

I'm rambling-- but it's therapeutic, haha!

Make time for yourselves as you prioritize you time.
Go to bed knowing you didn't do everything- remember that you cannot do everything- and be proud of what you decided to spend your time on.
And remember also, especially on this day of rest, to give your bodies the rest it needs.
Early to bed, early to rise.

Happy Sunday!

Embrace the day of rest!