"Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence. Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us." Maya Angelou
I'm thankful for these reminders. Beau and I need them. We are "do" people. We make things happen. And it's hard for us to sit still, often times feeling like life is passing us by and we're wasting it. But is that really true? Isn't life sometimes supposed to be about rest and relaxation and enjoying the moment you're in?
We always joke with others that when you finish doing a job around the house, there lies another one and eventually you just come full-circle again. It's a never-ending cycle of "improvements". So lets be honest, why be so quick to get it all done?
Beau and I tried yoga together the other day. The last "pose" is the "resting pose". It involves laying on your back with your arms down by your side, palms up. It's wonderful. No really. Try it. It will change your life.
When I asked Beau what he was doing this morning while I was getting ready he said "yoga". He was very involved in the "resting pose". :) I think he gets it...
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