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This Is How You Rest
Of course, given the screaming, incessant demands of the modern world, authentic rest sounds like a utopian fantasy. Who has time to do nothing? But rest is not nothing; it is essential to who we are and what we can become. Far from being mere “down time” or a boring break in the action, rest is a time of crucial metabolic and psycho-spiritual
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Resting
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Thich Nhat Hanh
The art of being rather than doing, according to Thich Nhat Hanh.
Many of us are over-scheduled. Even the lives of our children are over-scheduled. When we can allow ourselves to rest and relax, healing becomes possible. There is no healing without relaxation. In the
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“Popular books such as What You Do Is Who You Are (2019) by the venture capitalist Ben Horowitz carry the implication that being and doing are synonymous. Busyness is a badge of honour, even a sign of moral superiority. Rest, in contrast, is often treated as if it’s passive and pointless. Indeed, I’ve noticed many people hardly think of rest as its
... See moreIf you observe a sabbath, this feeling is not unfamiliar. You are well-acquainted with what others think of as the awkward restraints of just being . You understand its essential, restorative purpose — and marvel at others’ allergy to it. Why are we so terrified of stillness? To be still is an invitation to reckon with our smallness, our
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