This past week, I had to schedule a time to breathe. That sounds crazy, that I booked myself so tight that I did not have time to wind down, take a breath, call some friends to see how they are doing, and clean up my “stuff to do” file.
For some reason, I always take a breath during the Easter season. Many people make big changes at the beginning of the new year, setting new goals, then moving as fast they can to do as much as possible while the weather is cold and the days are short. Then at the end of March, we see sunshine, time changes, we feel burnt out, and Easter holidays are so close we can taste the chocolate!
This is the perfect weekend to prioritize our own needs and wants, desires versus must haves, as we begin to plan our days off work, in order to spend time with our friends and extended families.
This time of year, many of us begin to think about the meaning of community, as everyone belongs to a community in some way, shape, or form. We all need to take a breath and a moment to decide which communities we want to be a part of, especially over the coming weeks.
Church is a community, in whatever spiritual form we choose. Our homes are located in communities. Our city is a community. We have the choice whether to participate in our community events, sports, businesses, parks, etc.
Our workplaces are communities! The people we work with every day and spend most of our time with all share in the same community of work, and we should take a deep breath right now with our co-workers who feel the same way we do, maxed, stressed, tired, and overworked.
Our families are communities, whether they are big, small, extended, close or far, no matter what culture, background, or religion.
Today is the day to take a breath, relax within our respective communities, take a walk, plan some time off work in the coming weeks, and indulge just a little. It will feel good to know that we are so alive, we survived the long cold winter, and we can make plans, choose our communities, and fully enjoy the Easter celebration.
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