“Rest is not necessarily a cessation of all activity but a means of going inward, going deeper. Rest is what allows us to go beneath the surface, if we make the time for it.
Rest gives us the gift of perspective, and rest invites us into new ways of being and showing up in the world.” ~Ashely Neese I was probably about sixteen when my dad and I were driving down Main Street in our small town at about 1 or 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
As my dad looked out the passenger seat window, he noticed a man out on an afternoon run. For most people, this wouldn’t be a topic to even give another thought to; however, to my dad, this was unimaginable.
He turned, looked at me, and said, “What in the world do you think he’s doing?” My dad couldn’t comprehend that someone might be out midday enjoying themselves, doing something other than working. I’ve thought a lot about that day since, because it was the moment when I began to recognize where my view of rest, productivity, and my personal worth collided. All my father has ever known is work.