I am recently learning to appreciate taking the art of taking a Day of Rest in my weekly life.
On a weekly basis, I have more and more things that I focus on. My weekly life commitments consist of my full-time job at DCF (yes, I work at home...but still, it is work), church services, praise team practice, fellowship with friends and family, songwriting and song publishing/producing, managing marketing and promotion for my solo music project, submissions to music festivals or opportunities, social media management and brand development, etc. Not to mention all of the daily phone calls, emails, texts, messages, notifications, chats, etc. that go on all day and night. I actually had to program my phone to stop making noise after a certain time because it was waking me up every single night. I realized the other day that it has been about 3 weeks since I got off work and did nothing all evening.
I know, I know. "You don't have kids, Andrea. Then you will really be tired..." I am well aware of this fact. This just adds to the reasons why I know we are not yet ready for baby.
My mother has this phrase that she seems to say to me a lot in times like these, "You sure are burning the candle at both ends..." In this past few weeks, she has been absolutely correct. I have felt more and more tired each day and have felt like I was getting less and less rest each night.
So I realized, with the help of a good friend, that I needed a mental and physical break. A day when I don't have to drive 30 minutes away to do most of the activities I mentioned above. A day when I am not expected to do anything but exist.
When I tell you that I did this on a Sunday (yes, this past Sunday), some of you will be like "uh, Andrea. That's a church day." I know. Not only was it a church day, but a very busy day at my church Grace on the Island.
It was a actually church friend that saw me buckling under the exhaustion I was feeling and insisted that I take a break and actually made that happen for me. I am so ever thankful for that.
You have to understand. I felt like God created the opportunity for me to rest by bringing it to my attention from a friend who had nothing to gain by making me take a break. In fact, this friend would have benefitted from me NOT taking a day of rest. Which made it all the more meaningful that this person would sacrifice their needs to allow me the time I needed to rest. It's so great to have people like that in your life...
In this world of madness, I have a tendency to do what's best for everyone else and not take time to do what's best for me. It's such a flaw. And it's something I am working on.
Things are changing in my life right now in so many ways and I can't wait to see how it all works out. Until the dust settles, I need to get as much rest as possible so that I can focus my energy where it needs to be. Focused ahead.
On a weekly basis, I have more and more things that I focus on. My weekly life commitments consist of my full-time job at DCF (yes, I work at home...but still, it is work), church services, praise team practice, fellowship with friends and family, songwriting and song publishing/producing, managing marketing and promotion for my solo music project, submissions to music festivals or opportunities, social media management and brand development, etc. Not to mention all of the daily phone calls, emails, texts, messages, notifications, chats, etc. that go on all day and night. I actually had to program my phone to stop making noise after a certain time because it was waking me up every single night. I realized the other day that it has been about 3 weeks since I got off work and did nothing all evening.
I know, I know. "You don't have kids, Andrea. Then you will really be tired..." I am well aware of this fact. This just adds to the reasons why I know we are not yet ready for baby.
My mother has this phrase that she seems to say to me a lot in times like these, "You sure are burning the candle at both ends..." In this past few weeks, she has been absolutely correct. I have felt more and more tired each day and have felt like I was getting less and less rest each night.
So I realized, with the help of a good friend, that I needed a mental and physical break. A day when I don't have to drive 30 minutes away to do most of the activities I mentioned above. A day when I am not expected to do anything but exist.
When I tell you that I did this on a Sunday (yes, this past Sunday), some of you will be like "uh, Andrea. That's a church day." I know. Not only was it a church day, but a very busy day at my church Grace on the Island.
It was a actually church friend that saw me buckling under the exhaustion I was feeling and insisted that I take a break and actually made that happen for me. I am so ever thankful for that.
You have to understand. I felt like God created the opportunity for me to rest by bringing it to my attention from a friend who had nothing to gain by making me take a break. In fact, this friend would have benefitted from me NOT taking a day of rest. Which made it all the more meaningful that this person would sacrifice their needs to allow me the time I needed to rest. It's so great to have people like that in your life...
In this world of madness, I have a tendency to do what's best for everyone else and not take time to do what's best for me. It's such a flaw. And it's something I am working on.
Things are changing in my life right now in so many ways and I can't wait to see how it all works out. Until the dust settles, I need to get as much rest as possible so that I can focus my energy where it needs to be. Focused ahead.
I think you came into this world going 90 miles an hour and haven't slowed down. Glad you realize you need the rest...take care of yourself 'cause the people close to you love you. xoxo
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