Holiday

This Thanksgiving holiday was spent quite different than most.

In the beautiful mountains of Colorado, cozy in a friend's home, disconnected yet so engaged... peaceful and still. A gift.

I've taken many deep breaths, allowed my imagination to roll with the wind, gazed into the beauty around me... all while intentionally connecting with God.

What is the lesson? I think the soul needs to continually be at rest ...not only from the activity of producing but also a simple inner contentment... like a perpetual state of stillness of the heart. Perhaps a key to the full life.

And, taking a ton of Sabbaths... a must. ; )

We pass up the opportunity for rest ...many times in the name of opportunity, or for the strengthening of relationships, or to build - something. Always noble, indeed.

But rest is also a gift to be intentionally enjoyed and received.