The Lost Practice of Resting One Day Each Week

1. Find contentment in your current life. – Much of the reason we are unable to find adequate rest is because we are under the constant impression that our lives can and should be better than they are today.
2. Plan your rest. Rest will come only from intentional planning and planning rest will come only if it is truly desired.
3. Take responsibility for your life. You are not a victim of your time demands. You are the creator and acceptor of them.
4. Embrace simplicity. Embrace a lifestyle that focuses on your values, not your possessions.
5. Include your family. It is much easier to practice the discipline of concentrated rest if your family is practicing it too.
6. Live within your income. A debtor is a slave to his creditor. It is difficult to find rest for your mind when you are deep in debt.
7. Realize the shallow nature of a results-oriented culture. If you live in a results-oriented culture where productivity alone is championed on every corner, rest is counter-cultural.