This is SO true. WE need a balanced life....
For me however, I need less play and more work!!!
Enhanced version attached
One Good Thing and Then
Another
“…and let endurance
have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in
nothing.” James 1.4
NRSV
March 21,
2012
Everyone, especially grown-ups, needs to play. We need time away from
work, even when we love our work. Play is part of the process which repairs us
and replenishes our spirit. The more complicated our life and our work, the more
we need the release of simple play. We need to ski, fish, garden, play softball
or chess, any hobby that takes us mentally and physically away from our
work.
The
writer of Ecclesiastes was on target when he wrote: “… a time to laugh… and a
time to dance.”
The
best life is lived in balance. Not the precarious balance of life on a
teeter-totter, but the balance of stacking one good thing upon another and upon
another. In that process, we build a lifestyle that keeps us healthy, energized
and productive. The building blocks are work, rest and recreation. And remember,
rest and recreation are not optional. Thank God!
Prayer: Lord, help me
keep my life in balance.
Copyright
2012 R. Michael Sanders
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