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How Do I Apply the Principle of Rest?

 In week twelve of my course on the introduction to entrepreneurship, I was required to read chapter nine of the book titled “The Field Guide for the Hero's Journey”. This chapter is about resting. Taking rest is important, yet many people, including myself, ignore it because it is not urgent. If we don’t take a preventive measure of taking rest while it is not yet urgently necessary, it will be medically and urgently necessary one day. I personally want to improve on this. Taking rest is also important to business. If the people or equipment are not allowed to rest, they will be discouraged or broken. How do I apply the principle of rest into my own business?

Resting allows our bodies to recharge, refresh, reflect and re-motivated. Going back to the old testament, Genesis 2:2 reads “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.” Then, verse 31 reads “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” God rested to recharge, refresh, and reflect. In my business, I want myself and my staff to rest so that we can recharge and reflect what we have done. By looking at the results, we can know what were good and what needs to change. On top of that, we can reset our thought processes and make them run quickly.

Resting requires effort just like working hard. It has been difficult for me to rest because I have a habit of thinking about what I need to do and I can become anxious with it easily. I want to change my old habit to a new habit where I space out my time to rest. If I am successful in this, I can also cause the change for my business to rest and restart as well. As shared by my class teacher on the teach of Mahatma Gandhi who once said, “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him…”. I want to kick start the change toward resting from me.

When I physically rest, I want to work on my spiritual dimension. I want to lay down my concerns and submit myself to the Lord. I want to lay aside my temporal pursuit but I want to absorb the spirit of the Lord and help others to have the spirit. Doctrine and Covenant 20:77, 79 teaches the saints to keep the sabbath holy and partake the sacrament “... that they may always have his Spirit to be with them.”

Resting also means we allocate time to build network and attend social activities. In my business, I want my team to have time to learn from each other about hopes, dreams and aspiration. When we know each other, we will be willing to work more closely together, serve each other and the clients in a more meaningful and contributing ways. The relationship will be enriched. Customer loyalty will be retained. My business will not be for profit only but it will be more like a calling.

In conclusion, resting benefits me physically, spiritually, socially and economically. However, it requires effort and commitment to really rest. I want to be a change-maker on the rest.

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