{"id":3772,"date":"2022-03-02T08:23:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2025-03-22T19:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T02:15:17","slug":"4-practical-meal-ideas-for-your-day-of-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/02\/4-practical-meal-ideas-for-your-day-of-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Practical Meal Ideas For Your Day of Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All the household things do not come to a halt just because I have decided to rest. I still have to feed my family (or someone does anyway). And unfortunately, the house does not get magically cleaned by forest creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems counterintuitive to have to prepare for rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, Sabbath prep is NOT about running around and getting stressed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of preparation can be making space for yourself and your family to enjoy your day of rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slowing down has become something that we all need desperately. In the midst of Sabbath, we all allow ourselves (and each other) some space. We allow time to do what delights and replenishes each of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“For me to enjoy Sabbath rest on Saturday, however, requires I have another day of the week to do the tasks of life that consume my energy or fill me with worry. For example, planning my week, paying bills, balancing our checkbook, cleaning the house, fighting traffic and crowds to shop, doing loads of laundry are all work I need to do a different day of the week.”<\/p>\n[I love this definition from Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero<\/a> p.156-157] <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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So how do we take time away from “…things that consume my energy or fill me with worry”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must plan for it.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And let go of the urge to keep going at full speed every single day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To relinquish the need to see it all and do it all without stopping. We all need time for reflection. Downtime to process the events of the week.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where to Start = <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What is Unique to this Week?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let each week be different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes all that I want is to be left alone in the quiet kitchen with some fresh ingredients and some time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Sundays, I would much rather order a pizza or have my teens cook something. It depends on what my week has been like and how much time I have spent in the kitchen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“‘A man who works with his mind should sabbath with his hands. A man who works with his hands should sabbath with his mind.’ What your work looks like is going to affect what your sabbath looks like.\u00a0 … Sabbath changes as life changes.”<\/p>\nQuoting Abraham Heschel a rabbi who lived during the civil rights movement.
From The Common Rule by Earley<\/a> p. 149-150<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What is unique to your week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n