Do you remember when we used to sing?

So, I went to CASL this past weekend. The coolest part of it all was either the first session Thursday evening, or last night.
Dr. Tim Elmore was the speaker. Phenomenal. Phenomenal. Almost disgusting how incredible he is as a speaker. I felt as if I could start a conversation with him at every word he spoke. Quite incredible.
But, last night was great. I suddenly had free time. For the first time in...almost a month I had nothing but free time to do whatever I wanted. I realized that for almost a month now I've been going and blowing at whatever somebody else told me to do, or some other commitment I had lined up for me.
Dec 30 - Drive to Houston
Jan 2 - Drive home from Houston
Jan 3 - Drive to UMHBelton
Jan 4 - RA training all day
Jan 5 to Jan 8 - RA duty and check in procedures and work at FBC
Jan 9 - First day of class
Jan 11 to 13 - Duty weekend and meetings
Jan 18 to 20 - DNow in Austin
During the week I've had nothing but a combination of class, working at FBC, RA duty, meetings, SGA, and homework, all leaving me with just enough time to sleep, eat, and shower in the margins. Yesterday, I had nothing coming down on me, nowhere I had to be, nothing I was responsible for, no meeting to attend or even lead, absolutely nothing. The first time I've had a completely clear schedule until I decided when and where I was going to do something next.
I'm beginning to wonder how I can learn from this and apply what I can gain to my understanding and implementation of a Sabbath. I mean, from the minute I began to learn about and practice that which is Sabbath I've known that it can't be work, but I don't think it ever fully clicked with me that a Sabbath can be -- and oftentimes should be -- an almost complete withdrawal from society and all the things that abide within your stressors. Now that I'm picking up on that, more loudly than ever now, I'm beginning to look for opportunities to make a better Sabbath for myself not just next time, but more often.
So, yeah. That's my two cents for the weekend. A good time to shut down, withdraw, and reflect.
Enjoy your days off. I surely do.