The Seventh Day! I Got It!
It is day seven of my Sabbatical, and it has taken my body, mind, and spirit seven complete days to understand it is on Sabbatical. Seven full days to sleep until I feel rested. Seven full days not to think about work, the house, and the weeds in the lawn. Seven full days to go into refresh, rest, and reconnect mode. Hmm…I get it GOD! Seven is His number of completion. I must admit, I was a bit fearful this paradigm shift wouldn’t kick in until day 29 of my Sabbatical. I was getting a bit concerned about asking for another Sabbatical leave, haha!
It wasn’t for lack of trying, mind you that I couldn’t rest or detach. I believe, I may have been trying a bit too hard, OR perhaps, I am simply a creature of habit and doing? Either way, I got! Today I got. Maybe last night is when the magic really happened? Speaking of last night…It was filled with beauty of its own. I drove into the city with new friends. Now, if you know anything about me–new friends is not necessarily my comfort zone. My old and dear friends suit me perfectly; however, my Sabbatical has awakened me to the beauty of all things new and not so perfect. I enjoyed the Botanical Gardens with my new friends. What a lovely exhibit. The frog in the picture below reminded me to just chill, and I did.
Frog Life Chilling!
This morning, I slept in with no care for a clock, the sun peeking into the windows, or the outside sounds and there are many in this country setting. I simply rested and took it easy. Go, Serene!
Cool and Artistic Exhibit!
Got Old Chandeliers? Add Plants!
To be honest, I felt like a lazy bum this morning; but I quickly got over it, and drove with no destination in mind to Mountain Biscuits. I swear, I wasn’t trying to find this place. First of all, whoever, and I mean whoever created this place should be banished to total darkness for LIFE. I ordered a FRIED, yes, FRIED biscuit, because that’s what the locals eat, and everyone said, ‘Seriously you have to eat one in your lifetime.’ I did. It had to be 2,000 calories of which, 1,999 were FAT from butter and powdered sugar! But, it was so good. Now, I didn’t eat the entire biscuit, because that just wouldn’t have been right. But, country folk sure can eat!
Friday morning Drive! No Destination.
Mountain Biscuits! 2000 Calories of Goodness!
Sinful! That is all.
Well, now that I have figured out this Sabbatical Life. I am going poolside to continue reading “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn. It’s actually the best book I have read about Heaven minus the Bible. If you’ve never read it, I strongly suggest you do. It will certainly change your perspective about earthly living. It’s certainly not a quick read, however, it is a wondrous read! Fabulous Friday, y’all!
Oh, almost forgot. I am going to a baseball game to night. Did I mention, I didn’t particularly care for baseball? Well, that is until the Cubs won, and I watched the World Series last year. Breaking out of comfort zone. Sabbatical Life. Day Seven!