Creative Sabbath
Rest, Rhythm, and Making with Intention
Creative Sabbath is not a program. It is not a challenge. It is not a productivity system disguised as rest.
It is a posture.
This space gathers essays and practices that explore what it means to create from rest instead of hurry, to live inside rhythm instead of rush, and to let making serve peace rather than compete with it.
I write these pieces for women who make — with their hands, their homes, their words, their work — and who sense that exhaustion is not the price creativity is meant to demand.
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Shabbat Is Different Time
There is a way to live as though all time is the same.
Monday blends into Tuesday. Friday bleeds into Sunday. Every day is measured by output, urgency, and the quiet pressure of unfinished tasks.
But Shabbat interrupts that rhythm.
Shabbat is not merely a day off. It is not recovery from exhaustion. It is not collapse.
Shabbat is different time.
Why We Resist True Rest (and Why Sabbath Still Works)
True rest often feels uncomfortable because it reveals misalignment. Explore why we resist Sabbath and how rest realigns us with completed time.
Sabbath When You Don’t Sleep Well
Sabbath is often taught as rest for the weary—but what if you are weary because you don’t rest well?
For those of us who live with insomnia, chronic pain, or bodies that don’t follow predictable rhythms, Sabbath can feel complicated. We hear invitations to rest, but rest has never been simple for us. Lying down doesn’t guarantee sleep. Letting go doesn’t always bring relief. Sometimes stopping feels more vulnerable than continuing.
When Rest Feels Risky
Sleep is something that may or may not come. Rest is something I can choose. Rest is lowering demand. It’s stopping the constant bracing. It’s allowing my body to focus on healing instead of endurance.