This saturday Melissa and I took a sabbath to extricate ourselves from endless to-do. I felt like my creative self had been neglected. By running from project to project, I had not self reflected or made any music or done any doodling. I could feel that neglect starting to affect my mood and my self-satisfaction. 

The point of a sabbath is to create a holy time. A time that has rules enforced for its duration to allow distance from the toiling of everyday life. This distance can give perspective; Make one re-evaluate one’s priorities or less explicitly also just help one slow down. The rules create context that allow one to not worry about what is happening or what is next.

Our sabbath rules:

• No phones or computers 
• No recorded music (i.e. spotify, stereos)
• No food prep beyond heating things up. Cutting up fruit
• No alcohol (coincidental but i think good)
• No “to-do-ing” or planning. Or talking or thinking about it.
• No cleaning or organizing or adulting.

In preparation of sabbath:

• All rooms cleaned and organized and supplies topped up.
• projects in process completed
• All bodies cleaned
• Refrigerator stocked with good food and leftovers
• Books downloaded to kindles
• Agreement on the sabbath rules.

What did the day look like:

• Tea in our window chairs and talking
• Breakfast and an 1 ½ walk
• Lunch and reading
• Writing and piano playing
• Taking a nap
• Drawing and playing games
• Dinner and cuddling
• Love and talking. 
• Eating dessert and reclining
• Falling asleep

Overall the experience was extremely fulfilling and relaxing. It was the slowdown I needed to feel rested. I am reading a book called the “Artist’s Way” – a self help book for being more artistic. It has exercises and thoughts that run on a weekly basis. I am excited about using this book as my healing guide through my sabbathing.