The mind
should be allowed
some relaxation,
that it may return
to its work
all the better for the rest.
~Seneca
From mid-November til mid-January,
work is very intense in my position
at my BigBoxStore. It has always been
this way, and I've become accustomed to
setting my mind to the intensity, and
tend to live and breathe work,
coming home to grab a bite, fall into bed,
only to do the same the next day.
My one day off tends to be utilized in the
normal ways: chores!
This was finally my weekend to relax.
To let my mind be away from it all.
My only chore today was to give Sadie
a bath, and then warm ourselves in the sun.
It's been a perfectly lovely weekend, and
tomorrow I return to the grind. I know that
I will walk into a mess -- I always do.
But I won't let my mind think about it
for another 12 hours.
My only job today is to relax.
In the last rays of the day
streaming in my window.
its why we need such rest. Every day in its own way a battle.
ReplyDeleteGreat quote:
"We are unwilling to spin out our awaking thoughts into the phantasms of sleep, which often continueth precogitations; making cables of cobwebs, and wildernesses of handsome groves." (Thomas Browne on sleep & dreams in The Garden of Cyrus, 1658. Such prose...)
-KT
Every day can certainly be viewed as a battle! Good quote, thank you for sharing! I, for one, often combine sleep and dreams, remembering them the next day. And find myself puzzling over finding their meaning in real life vs the life I live in my head. heh heh heh
DeleteWhat a pleasant surprise. A Gal taking her well deserved rest. Here's hoping you do it often.
ReplyDeleteCertainly need to do it more ... now that the whole Holiday Season is over!! thanks! ~Gal
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