Today’s Friday challenge is to write about the word Rest in five minutes: 
No editing and No over thinking. Just free writing and free thinking.
Begin:
The words Rest brings many things to me.
I think of flannel pants and warm shirts.
I think of warm blankets and pajamas.
I think of sleeping in when everything in you yells get up.
I think of taking a weekend a way and driving to the beach.
Listening to the water crash against the sandy beaches.
I think of slowing down.
I think of being still.
My word of the year has been quiet and I do feel rest can walk alongside that word.
Be still. Be quiet. Be calm. Rest in the situation and listen instead of talk.
So much is yelling at us and clamoring for our attention.
Find rest for your soul then you can be restored and renewed and
able to give again.
Rest… Restore, energize, still, trust
Restore
Energize
Still
Trust
All equal REST.
End.
This post was incredibly restful – I felt calmer just reading it!
From 5-Minute Friday
I agree that rest and quiet definitely go together! I love that quiet is your word; it is so easy to never be quiet, you know?
To answer your question from my blog, I lost the weight mostly by counting calories and exercising using SparkPeople.com. It took me 5 years to do it, so I'm not exactly the model for weight loss. 🙂
Great word for the year!
As a sidenote, I love what you say in your sidebar: "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'" I agree totally but the way you worded it is beautiful.
I love how you used rest and energize together! YES!
somewhere, we're all made to be those energizer bunnies…if only we charged ourselves up with His grace a bit longer…;)
great write!
Sharon, I loved how at the end you wrote it like stepping stones *to* something– quiet. Still. Trust. = rest. So good. I can glean from your wisdom. Blessings, friend, and thank you for coming by so often. You are such an encouragement to me, every time I read the words you leave for me.
Sharon, I loved how at the end you wrote it like stepping stones *to* something– quiet. Still. Trust. = rest. So good. I can glean from your wisdom. Blessings, friend, and thank you for coming by so often. You are such an encouragement to me, every time I read the words you leave for me.