I was in church this past week and the pastor spent the whole message going over the value and reasoning behind the Sabbath. For those of you that aren't church goers, the Sabbath is the 7th Day of the week. Traditionally most Christians celebrate it on Sunday, but some denominations like Seventh Day Adventists and Jews celebrate it on Saturday. Muslims celebrate a special day of prayer and rest on Friday. No matter how you flip it though, most religions agree that there should be a day out of the week that you DO NOT WORK!!!
I'm as guilty as many of you reading this blog in that I might have a "day off", but that just means I don't go into the office. I STILL spend 2-5 hours in my home office or on my cell phone answering emails, returning calls, etc. SO.....for the last two weeks my family and I have challenged ourselves to do away with the TV, internet, phone, fax, email, Facebook, and whatever other electronic addictions we possess for an entire 24 hours. IT WAS DIFFICULT....but a few things happened:
- I found myself with more time to spend with my kids. I read a book I'd been waiting to start for months.
- I took a nap and felt more rested going into Monday than I have in months
- My business didn't burn down. The urgent emails I felt like I needed to address, waited until Monday morning for a response.
I'm curious for those of you who have been in the business for a while, do you have a day of complete rest?
If not, do you think you could be a better agent, father, or husband by taking one day truly off ?
http://agentacceleration.com/god-gave-us-the-sabbath-to-rest/
