Navigating to a new now

Sabbath - Sacred Time

My friend Monica sent me a quote from Wayne Muller's book, Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in our Busy Lives. 

"Once we are in this trance [the busyness of life], there never seems to be a good enough reason to stop. The wisdom of Sabbath time is that at the prescribed moment, it is time to stop. We cannot wait until we are finished, because we are never finished. We cannot wait until we have everything we need, because the mind is seduced by endlessly multiplying desires. We cannot wait until things slow down, because the world is moving faster and faster, and we cannot be left behind. There are always a million good reasons to keep on going, and never a good enough reason to stop."

Let me repeat that last sentence:

There are always a million good reasons to keep on going, and never a good enough reason to stop.

All the more reason to create a ritual of stopping. Smell the roses, hug a loved one, say "thank you", open to the magic of the moment. 

Timeless advice.

[Posted January 13, 2019. Sent to me 3 years ago.]