Neal Anderson

Work to rest, or rest to work?

Since I believe we were made to work and that work is a privilege, resting becomes essential. It’s not a reward, it’s the necessary prerequisite. Rest to work.

Off to the desert to rest and spend time with my favorite humans 🌵🌴

Unplugging for a week ✌🏼

I have to work late.

I have to check my email at night.

I have to mow the lawn.

I’ve said all these “I have to” statements and many others.

Do you have to, or do you choose to? Our language choice is powerful. There’s almost nothing you have to do. Usually, we choose to do things because the alternative is worse.

However, when we say we “have to” when we really “choose to,” we subtly shift responsibility.

I’ll be working this week to catalog and inventory my “have to’s,” trying to change them to “choose to’s.”