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The Gifts of Rest<\/h1>\n

Work is part of life. The key is balance. Part of the balance is rest.<\/p>\n

For the Christian and Jew, we see this as a major and key part of faith. God rested on the seventh day of Creation. Why? I assure you, it wasn\u2019t because He was tired. I could be wrong about that, of course, but call it an \u2018educated guess.\u2019 He rested because He was finished, but he then told us (in the Law He gave to us through Moses) to take a \u201cSabbath rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the believer in Christ, there\u2019s a cool (and healthy) mystery surrounding \u201centering God\u2019s rest.\u201d Check it out. You\u2019ll find that God did some completion work in you. There\u2019s some cool information to be found that will give you incredible peace and allow you to stop striving and rest in the fact that God really does like you.<\/p>\n

I remember when I was in Russia. I like to do things different sometimes. One of those things this time was learning a phrase in Russian that I wanted to share with non-believers or just anyone I met on the street if I was able to have a conversation while there. \u201cBorg Leibet Tiber\u201d (if my memory recalls correctly. I\u2019m absolutely sure I\u2019ve misspelled it here), which means \u201cGod likes you.\u201d<\/p>\n

I think so many people have heard \u201cJesus loves you\u201d and\/or \u201cGod loves you\u201d so many times that they just don\u2019t even hear it. I decided it might be nice to cut through the clich\u00e9 by changing it a little bit. Some people even have a concept that God does indeed love them, but He kind of has to. It\u2019s a god\/person thing that obligates Him. But these people find it foreign that God would actually like them \u2013 like a friend \u2013 and want to hang out with them. That is the revelation I wanted to bring to people.<\/p>\n

Anyway, realizing that you can rest in the work God has done can be incredibly freeing. But, enough spiritual stuff. Come on, Doug! I want to hear about workaholism. Get on with it! Okay, okay. Here is a short list about The Gifts of Rest.<\/p>\n

Most workaholics discount or ignore rest, thinking it wasteful and unproductive.
\nRest includes getting enough sleep at night, naps and breaks, silent time alone, or just
\nsitting or lying still. Strolling along the beach or reading an engrossing mystery may be
\nrelaxing, but they are not restful. And neither is lying awake worrying.
\nRest is the most important \u201cactivity\u201d we do. Here are some of the gifts of rest, if
\nwe accept them:
\n1. Physical and mental RENEWAL. No matter how pleasurable the activity, you
\nwill enjoy it much more if you are rested. If you are tired, you will have to draw
\non adrenaline for energy. Even if offered the best, say no if you need rest. Rest is
\nthe best reward you can give yourself.
\n2. Experiencing our BEING. Being alone with ourselves without the distraction of
\nprops or activities. Appreciating the pleasure of solitude. Learning the art of selfenjoyment.
\n3. SLOWING our pace. Regaining a healthy breathing rhythm.
\n4. INTEGRATING the interconnections and impacts of our actions and those of
\nothers.
\n5. Quietness to listen for GUIDANCE from our Higher Power. Reminding ourselves
\nof our spirituality and to get out of the way of God\u2019s plan for us. Noticing when
\nwe have shifted from flow to effort, from God\u2019s will to self-will, from letting go
\nto trying to control.
\n6. Gaining PERSPECTIVE by a temporary withdrawal. Unwinding from being
\noverly focused. Seeing where we lost our vision. Noting what we do that is
\nunnecessary. Reminding ourselves to be selective. Being silent to reflect on the
\ndeeper meaning of events, speech.
\n7. Putting space into our day to SAVOR each event. Digesting impressions.
\nFreshening our perceptions. Unwinding from being overly focused.
\n8. Catching ourselves before we RELAPSE into ego and self-will. Keeping
\nawareness of our emotions and body signals, including energy level. Changing
\nour thoughts to healthier ones. Regaining our patience, flexibility, humor, wisdom
\nand creativity.
\n9. When ill, allowing our body to HEAL itself.
\n10. Cooperating with the universal RHYTHM of ebb and flow, winter and summer.
\nTreating time as a friend.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2005-2008 Workaholics Anonymous World Service Organization www.workaholics-anonymous.org<\/p>\n

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