“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” (Alan Cohen)
Today’s quote is for a very specific reason. I truly feel I need to take a break from writing in my blog for a few weeks. I had always planned on doing that in February when I usually go on my annual vacation, but in all honesty, I really think I need one much sooner. So given the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays and given that I do have a close friend coming in to visit for almost a week, I decided that maybe the next few weeks would be a great time for me to take a small rest from writing.
So often I’ve not done that for myself and instead pushed myself to the limits of one extreme versus the other. Sadly, the only thing that’s ever done is drive me into shut down mode or something even worse, such as an addiction that just numbs me. I definitely don’t want to get to either of those places, which is why I feel it’s so important to balance my work and my rest.
I also feel it’s very important that I let you know how much I appreciate each of you who continue to read my words and get something out of them for your own spiritual journeys in life. I’m truly blessed by that and on some level, it helps to keep me going day in and day with all of what I’ve been dealing with in life.
With that being said, I want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And in the meantime, I hope each of you will enjoy the “Thought For The Day” entries I place in here until I return with a new article for January 1st.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson
