There can be no greater way to refresh one's spirit than to have your so-to-be-graduating daughter WANT you to take her senior pictures. There are all kinds of ways to rest and refresh each of us, all applicable at different times.
I have heard people say they wish they had no hours in a day, wish they needed less sleep so they could be more productive. I know exactly why God made us so we would be forced to take daily downtime - because most of us, at one time or another, are not smart enough to do it. What we don't understand is that the more we push it, the less we really get done at a diminished pace with a less than desired result.
When we see that sleep, rest and refreshing oneself's are essential to our everyday, the quality of all we are and do, goes up dramatically. It took me many years to learn that - it is a tough view to get your head around when you are up to your elbows in REAL LIFE with work and family life. Wish I had of learned it sooner.
Other countries have learned what we smart Americans, have not. Whether a daily time of rest or mandatory vacations with pay, we have a long way to go so for now, it is up to us. Whatever works for you, do it everyday. Don't worry about how long or hard you do it, just do it. Refresh yourself daily, it will do you a world of good...
