There is so much to do each day. There is too much to do. We will never get done what needs to be done!

And so, it is important to stop several times during the day, to allow the Holy Spirit to demolish the lie we tell ourselves -- that we can do all that needs to be done. It is a spiritual practice to remember that the day is God's gift, and that God will have us accomplish what we are to accomplish.

Here are good ways to remember that:
To pray for a few minutes early in the morning, giving thanks to God for a new day.
To pause for a few minutes in the middle of the morning to read one of the Psalms appointed for the day, and to give thanks to God for your work.
To pause for 10 minutes at noon time for prayer.
To pause for a few minutes in the middle of the afternoon, to read another one of the Psalms appointed for the day, and to give thanks to God for your work.
To pray for a few minutes at the end of the afternoon, before making the transition into evening activities, to thank God for the day's work just past.

Thankfulness is a gift of sabbath time.