Sabbath, part one.

We have a full day of shows and so far with lessons this morning, an afternoon matinee and 'babysitting' between shows, there has not been a centering session today. I will/must take my time tonight before bedtime. I am determined to have at least one session every day; by God!! (:

However, I have decided to put some more space between my posts; at least taking Sundays off. For about the last year, Tina and I have been consciously celebrating the Sabbath on Sundays. It is a day that we stay away from computers, phones and stores if at all possible. It is a day to be together. A day to honor our family and our time together.

We feast on this day. All dietary restrictions are lifted for this day (if we have any). We build a fire, read, go for walks, play with Eli, drink special 'Sunday coffee and drink wine....or beer...a few weeks ago I had a hot tottie; it was delicious.

It is very interesting because we consciously choose to be relaxed on this day. We choose to breathe deeply and walk slowly. We choose a brighter attitude. We choose love. We give ourselves permission to be at ease. We purposefully turn down anything that would put undue stress on our lives. Most of the time.

It's amazing how that choice at the beginning of the day can change the whole vibe of that 24 hours. We go back to work rested, at ease and ready to start a new week. I highly recommend this practice. We 'toyed around' with the idea of celebrating the Sabbath for several months before we finally took the plunge. I am so happy we did. And now...it's nearly a non-negotiable. Some days we have work to do that cannot wait so we do it as quickly as we can. The Sabbath was made for us, not us for it. So if we must work, we work and then get to Sabbath as soon as we can.

A few weeks ago, we had a performance of Godspell on our Sabbath and didn't get home and settled until after 6pm. We poured a glass of wine and said, 'happy Sabbath.' It doesn't matter if we get the whole day or simply a few moments of conscious settling time. We take what we can get.

So having said all of that, I will declare my Sundays to be Sabbath and thus, will not post on that day. However, I will Center.

Now back to hanging with a group of k-9er's. Our shows this weekend have ALL sold out!!
Blessings,
Dino