In Jewish tradition the Sabbath day of reverence and rest was celebrated on Saturday. Christianity decided their day of worship and rest would be on Sunday. The original underlying idea was that a day should be set aside to honor one’s Creator and honor oneself by allowing time for contemplation, prayer, and respite from ordinary life and schedules.
In my life my wonderful partner, Martin, and I generally plan a weekend day together to share, play, enjoy nature together, review our week, create one-on-one time. We have elected Sunday as our special day, and generally it takes something very exceptional to pull us apart on that day. We dedicate this one day each week to conscious living, and strive to stay consciously focused on each other during the entire day.
Each weekend we do something different. Today we not only started the day with contemplating the beauty of the mountains from my balcony, before diving into our yummy brunch, but we visited with neighbors who were offering their services to fix our shared road. Later, back at Martin’s cabin we hiked all around his 28 acres and discussed our dreams for the property. We came back to the cabin as the almost-full moon rose and told stories as we made and ate a delicious dinner. It has been a wonderful day of sharing with my special man, and I am so grateful that our society allows and that we grant ourselves the opportunity to share a full day each week in bonding. We are truly blessed!!