Slow Saturday

Saturdays are slow. For me, that means a walk to the coffee shop with my wife, an Americano with oat milk and two Splendas, a cheese biscuit I’ve never tried before, time with my creative group, and then the NFL playoffs with my dog and leftover chicken karaage.

My inner critic will immediately introduce catastrophe into this scenario, reminding me that the FBA is due for the IEP on Tuesday, then moving into criticism, telling me I should be serving somewhere on Monday for MLK Day. The inner critic moves at the pace of our world and is probably influenced by it, but I need slow Saturdays. The week was draining and hard, and guess what—next week will bring hard situations and tough choices. In order to be ready, I need a slow Saturday.

F1 was a favorite movie of mine this year, and I thought about how the cars raced on the weekend, but when they moved from one race to another, they didn’t drive themselves there at top speed. Instead, they travel in road transport or air transport. The cars themselves are packed into custom-designed cargo crates or flight cases shaped to fit efficiently inside the cargo holds of planes and trucks to ensure they’re protected during transit.

Notice what’s occurring? The fast car is being taken care of. Just like those high-performance machines that demand rest between races, we need intentional downtime between our intense weeks. The cars don’t stay in racing mode 24/7—they’re carefully protected, transported slowly, maintained with precision. They understand that sustainable speed requires strategic rest.

So move slow on Saturday.

What are you doing to protect and restore yourself between the races of your week?