There are many, many days that can feel overwhelming.

Moments in life when it just feels like breaths are being taken in every second, yet there isn’t time to exhale. We’re constantly on the move — working, caring for loved ones, checking messages, stifling emotions, logging on to the next meeting, checking bank accounts, running to the market, fuming at the news cycle, rushing out the door just to be stuck in traffic and then holding our breath even more when someone cuts you off.

By the time evening rolls around and it’s supposed to be time for rest, we’re already bracing for the next day still holding our breath. Rest is no longer in our vocabulary. We don’t know how to rest. We don’t know how to breathe. We desperately need sabbath.

Slow down.

Exhale.

Breathe.

Release.