Rest,Reset, Respond

The weekends are my time for Sabbath rest. I've established simple but firm boundaries to protect my time to recharge. First, my work phone is turned off and stays on a desk or in my bag—it won't come back on until Monday. If there's a genuine emergency, people can reach me on my personal phone. 

I make sure to engage in the simple activities I enjoy. For me, that means early morning coffee with my spiritual journal, followed by library time with my wife and watching sports. Sunday brings a trip to a coffee shop near the beach where I can journal away the week's problems and reset my mind for what's ahead. After church comes the necessities—laundry, shopping, and preparation for the week.

This is my routine, and I have a strong conviction that taking time to rest and reset allows me to approach the problems and crises of the upcoming week from a place of response rather than reaction. Another challenge I've set for myself is keeping my social media and news consumption limited during this time.

What I believe is essential: as a leader, worker, or teacher, you need to establish your own Sabbath period—twenty-four hours where you rest, recharge, decompress, and make time for the things you enjoy with community and family.

What does your ideal Sabbath look like, and what's one boundary you could establish this week to protect it?