Well, I'm out and about again. Having just gotten back from Spain and Chicago, Talia and I are in Nashville for a conference. I like to travel, and I like to meet new people, but finding time to rest becomes a challenge.

Is driving or flying or taking the train restful?

My Orthodox Jewish friend in Jerusalem told me they don't drive on the Sabbath and they don't walk more than a mile or two. The only reasons they travel are to walk to the synagogue, to take the kids to the park, or to go to a party.

The question is, do I drive home on Saturday night (the beginning of my rest), Sunday morning (the middle of my rest) or Sunday evening after my rest is done.

If I were in Israel, there would be no question. I would stay with friends all Shabbat and we would eat a huge feast and stay inside and we would be a little community for the weekend. However, we live in America, where we rush around in our cars every day of the week and rarely stay with friends or have feasts or participate in weekend communities. How do you rest in a culture that doesn't value it? It's easier when you stay home, but when you travel, when you are a guest in a town you do not know, what then?

I don't have answers to these questions, only that I long to live in an America that remembers what it was like when businesses were closed one day a week, when you took the kids to the park to run around, and you had as big a feast with as big a family as you could.

Joe Bunting is an author and the leader of The Write Practice community. He is also the author of the new book Crowdsourcing Paris, a real life adventure story set in France. It was a #1 New Release on Amazon. Follow him on Instagram (@jhbunting).

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