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lockdown and leisure

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 wally metts2 Comments

This lockdown gives me an opportunity to think about what rest should look like.

Posted in kathmandu, sabbaticalTagged kathmandu, leisure, lockdown, Nepal, quentin Schultze, rest

finding our way home….

February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 wally metts2 Comments

A place to rest is home in the best sense, and foreshadows a better rest to come, a true sabbath.

Posted in India, pilgrimage, travelTagged home, James K.A. Smith, rest, Saint Augustine

a quiet, culinary holiday

November 27, 2015 wally metts2 Comments

We enjoy preparing good food for others. As it turns out, we enjoy preparing it for ourselves too. Few things elicit gratefulness as much as good food, thoughtfully prepared.

Posted in family, foodTagged donna hay, recipes, rest, splendid table, thanksgiving

what to do this weekend

September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 wally metts4 Comments

Resting is some of the hardest work I do, especially given the ubiquity of my mobile devices.

Posted in culture, faithTagged rest, sabbath, work

it’s time to slow down

May 3, 2010May 3, 2010 wally metts8 Comments

For about five years Katie and I have been slowing down. It turns out we’re part of a slow movement. A protest in Italy over a new McDonald's near Rome's Spanish Steps gave us the Slow Food movement, which mostly opposes fast food. There are over 800 chapters worldwide, teaching the evils of fast food,… Continue reading it’s time to slow down →

Posted in culture, faithTagged rest, sabbath, slow

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