"We shall divide the days into teaching thy mind and teaching thy hands, then weariness shall not give thee excuse for discouragement. 

Because he had something interesting to do and to think about… the days were passing more quickly.

God's good time, His sunshine, and the love that is borne thee are all healing.

Tomorrow is another day.  

Take thy rest for now, and thou wilt do better work next time."

excerpted from The Door in the Wall

May we all be finding those doors that transport us beyond the wall of our restrictions.  Remember the good monk's counsel to balance active time with quiet time, academic work with physical work, and rest woven in between.  We try to arrange our days like patches in a quilt, evenly alternating the busy patterns with squares of solid color. 

Work and play. 

Exercise and rest.

Discussion and reflection. 

Big muscle work and fine motor disciplines.  

Music and quiet. 

Indoors and outdoors.  

Like the waves bounding in towards the shore and slipping back out to sea, again and again and again, in a steady rhythm. 

 

 

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