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10.
Take a Weekly Sabbatical
In ancient days, the seventh day of the week was known as the Sabbath.
Reserved for some of life’s most important, yet commonly neglected pursuits,
including spending time with one’s family and hours in deep reflection and self-
renewal, it provided a chance for hard-working people to renew their batteries
and spend a day living life more fully. However, as the pace of life quickened
and more activities began to compete for people’s attention, this wonderful
tradition was lost along with the tremendous personal benefits that flowed from
it.
Stress itself is not a bad thing. It can often help us perform at our best,
expand beyond our limits and achieve things that would otherwise astonish us.
Just ask any elite athlete. The real problem lies in the fact that in this age of
global anxiety we do not get enough relief from stress. So to revitalize yourself
and nourish the deepest part of you, plan for a weekly period of peace—a
weekly sabbatical—to get back to the simpler pleasures of life, pleasures that
you may have given up as your days grew busier and your life more complex.
Bringing this simple ritual into your weeks will help you reduce stress, connect
with your more creative side and feel far happier in every role of your life.
Your weekly sabbatical does not have to last a full day. All you need are a
few hours alone, perhaps on a quiet Sunday morning, when you can spend some
time doing the things you love to do the most. Ideas include spending time in
your favorite bookstore, watching the sun rise, taking a solitary walk along a
beach and writing in your journal. Organizing your life so that you get to do
more of the things you love to do is one of the first steps to life improvement.
Who cares if others don’t understand what you are trying to accomplish by
making the weekly sabbatical an essential part of your life. Do it for yourself,
you are worth it. In the words of Thoreau, “If a man does not keep pace with his
companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to
the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”

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