Promise #7: Take Sundays off
- Apr, 22 2010
- By Tracey
- Joy, Trust
- 2 Comments
I’m old enough to remember when Sundays were…Suuuuuuuunnnnnndaaaaays. When the only things open were church, Marinelli’s bakery and Nana’s dining room.
If I close my eyes I can hear my brother laughing at an Abbott and Costello television skit. I can smell my grandmother’s kitchen—it’s a delicious concoction of food, (her) clean perfume and (my grandfather’s) musky cologne. I can even feel the warmth of Marinelli’s crumbly fresh roll in the palm of my hand and on the tip of my tongue.
Amen for the memory. Some traditions end too soon.
This may be more of a challenge than a promise but I’m putting it out there: take Sundays off. Walk away from angst and anxiety. Walk away from your cell phone, email, laundry and housework. Don’t wash your car, don’t mow your lawn, don’t spend one minute wasting the gift of a Suuuuuuuunnnnnndaaaaay.
Spend your day with people you love. You may end up loving life.
Dawn Leas
Tracey,
This is exactly what I needed to read today. Unfortunately, I have papers to grade and lessons to plan for tomorrow so I will not be able to take today off, but taking next Sunday off has now made it to the top of my To-Do List. I think this post also speaks to your last one about deleting the unnecessary in life. Doing that frees up time during the rest of the week that allows for rest and complete family time on Sundays. Thanks for the post.
Dawn
Tracey
Dawn-
If you can plan for it for next Sunday then you’ll be ahead of the game.
I think it’s so hard to do (as I get ready to run here and there) but it is so worth it in the end. I’m willing to bet Mondays would be easier to swallow with a good, honest, relaxing Sunday behind you.