Yesterday I was washing the dinner dishes in our communal dining hall. Haelan, who works in the kitchen during the week, said "Nice role reversal". I said "you deserve the rest". He responded "one of your best lessons was The Art of Taking a Break." Today I asked Haelan what he meant, recognized a sync on today's page in my "The Idea Book" diary, and the sync with the book I'm reading "Not Doing". Haelan explained "Your lesson on the Art of Taking a Break in the Green Apprenticeship Permaculture course was an excellent experience [it includes a guided meditation, text study, conversation about family and culture, personal sharing and poetry]. All of the Green Apprenticeship Permaculture course was intense with lots of doing, building and technology. You then brought up the importance of taking a break, the concept of a Shabbat, a whole day of rest, of not doing. I hadn't considered it before. I appreciate tod...