The “Think Weeks” Break

The “Think Weeks” Break

         In Matthew Kelly’s “Slowing Down To The Speed Of Joy”, he writes about Bill Gates’ “Think Weeks” break where he spent time without any technology or society, in a remote cabin.  With no computer, or phone or wifi he had space to get refocused and read many books.

         This was in a section about those in academia taking sabbaticals to get refreshed to handle their task at hand.  When we take a break from our regular environments and spend that time getting reenergized as well as to get empowered the renewal within us brightens perspectives.

         We could get weighed down by the normal duties that are filling out our calendars, and taking up tremendous resources vital to us.  Each of us may benefit from the “sabbatical” break to restore power back into our lives that can be the enhancement we need.

         A friend came back from a vacation trip and told me he was going to stop going on vacations.  He would still travel with family, but he’d look for something spiritual in each journey and they’d become pilgrimages.  That changed the perspective on my own travels.

         I too am looking for the “speed of joy” viewpoint to inspire me to make changes in lasting ways to become the best version of myself.  Sharing the nuggets of wisdom I’ve picked up along the way are magnificent as to how they’ve made differences.  Take breaks, enjoy silence, be lifted to heights!