Rest, Think, Reflect, Grow

It sounds strange but I actually welcomed the break that a medical procedure gave me a few days ago.  Sometimes, forces outside of our own make us stop for a bit.  What a sad commentary it is that something outside of our own decisions has to make us sit still, if even for a while.  But, alas, in a day when people are consumed with activity practically 24/7 and rarely able to vacation from being wired, a medical procedure can stop you without anyone else being able to interfere with the downtime.  It's as if you finally have a legitimate reason to stop a bit and you can give yourself guilt-free permission to do so.  Although I am already guarded about the ways I spend my time, I used my medical procedure as an opportunity to contemplate.  I heard someone say on a local TV newscast the other night that people need time to rest, think, reflect and grow but we rarely allow ourselves to do so.  I totally agree.  Being so-called unproductive for a short while can be the necessary respite to recharge our batteries so that when we do return to being productive once again, we can do so with vigor and fervor.