Happy Delight Day! You will hear me greet every Friday this way because I've spent years crafting a life where I (just Leslee) gets an actual day of rest. Seems crazy in a world where every second of our schedules are spoken for, but it's possible!

Years ago I read a fascinating book called, The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero, and I was introduced to what Sabbath rest actually was. Did you know it doesn't have to be on a Sunday?! Here I was a professional minister for 13 years and I thought just being at church checked off that commandment... wrong.

Keeping the Sabbath day is about being still and delighting in the Lord with what brings you delight! Now, I purposely do not work on Fridays, turn off all work, and keep my day slow and open to what brings me joy:

- Long conversations with friends
- Belly laughs
- Dancing in the kitchen
- Bubble baths in the middle of the afternoon
- Uninterrupted naps

All of these things can be holy when we invite the Lord into them and it's a rest I've never experienced before.

You may be thinking theres is no way you could take a day to yourself with your current schedule... but could you take 15 minutes, 1hr, a half day? Get creative and challenge the status quo of our hustle culture to create quiet space that honors you and the Lord.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Emotionally Health Leader by Pete Scazerro
The Power of Fun by Catherine Price

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