Sabbatical.\u00a0 It’s tossed around a lot.\u00a0 What IS it?\u00a0 What does it mean?<\/p>\n
If you are Tawana -it might mean ducking out of the heat of the politics of Botswana.<\/p>\n
If you are Eastern Oregon Pastor, Marc Mullins, it might mean taking a fully grant-funded musical journey to your roots in Ireland.\u00a0 Taking time away from the thirty-plus years of ministerial service.<\/p>\n
If you are Beyonce – the beauty with glorious vocal capacity – it\u00a0 might mean getting clear on your priorities. She’s announced her intention to take a year Sabbatical to learn things that she’s wanted to know and tend to her precious priorities of family and friends.<\/p>\n
What do these people have to do with you?\u00a0 They are each, following the model of Sabbatical, taking time AWAY from that which is usual and expected in their lives and turning to something else.\u00a0 To Learn and Study.\u00a0 To establish a new or different pattern.\u00a0 To simply rest.\u00a0 What if you aren’t an internationally recognized political figure, a grant-funded minister or a celebrity?\u00a0 Can you still enjoy a Sabbatical?\u00a0 Absolutely!<\/p>\n
To answer that question I’ll\u00a0 borrow from LIVE WITH INTENTION,\u00a0 my book on “rediscovering what we deeply know.”\u00a0 Perhaps you cannot plan for a year, or months of Sabbatical, or even a week.\u00a0 But, maybe you can seize Sabbatical moments…<\/p>\n
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OBSERVE AN EVERY DAY SABBATH<\/strong><\/p>\n Sabbath is defined as a period of rest. <\/strong><\/p>\n Rest from that which is normal. <\/strong><\/p>\n You can determine the length of that period. <\/strong><\/p>\n To sabbatize is to enjoy a set aside time for doing something outside the ordinary. Taking a daily<\/em> sabbatical can be your investment in rest, continued learning, calming your busy self. Take a short sabbatical today and see if you return to your ordinary tasks \u2013 renewed.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sabbatical.\u00a0 It’s tossed around a lot.\u00a0 What IS it?\u00a0 What does it mean? If you are Tawana -it might mean ducking out of the heat of the politics of Botswana. If you are Eastern Oregon Pastor, Marc Mullins, it might mean taking a fully grant-funded musical journey to your roots in Ireland.\u00a0 Taking time away…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[207,205,206,208,203,204],"class_list":["post-534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","tag-beyonce","tag-botswana","tag-marc-mullins","tag-priortiies","tag-sabbatical","tag-tawana"],"yoast_head":"\n