What can you do on Sundays?
In Christian tradition, Sunday is considered a day of rest. Recently, however, there have been heated discussions time and again when it comes to whether shops should open on Sundays. The argument is based on the fact that families often only have time to go shopping together on Sundays. The fact is, many people don't know what to do on Sundays. This article is intended to provide suggestions and assistance.
What you need:
- The ability to structure a day off
- The courage to dare new things
What you can do on Sundays
- Plan this day. If you are married, of course, with the whole family. Be as specific as possible in your Sunday planning and write down your thoughts.
- Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the past week. What made you happy? What annoyed you? Have you made mistakes in the last week that need to be avoided in the future? Also, be as specific as possible and write down your thoughts.
- Many people attend church services on Sundays.
- Make a date with friends on Sundays and spend the day with them.
- Visit the zoo, cinema, museum or theatre.
- Often in the Saturday edition of the local press you will find event information for the weekend. Let this inspire you.
- Is there a book you've always wanted to read but can't get to during the week? Sundays are a wonderful opportunity to achieve this goal.
- Take a trip.
- Visit lonely people. Older people in particular are happy when someone thinks of them on Sundays. Often just a phone call is enough.
- Are there things you've always wanted to do? Sunday is the time to sit down and think about how to actually do these things. Do you want to make a career change? Do you live alone and want a life partner? What could your first concrete steps look like to achieve these goals?
- Do you have the courage to try something completely new on Sundays? Maybe you liked it and it will develop into a new hobby.
- Make time to have breakfast with your family on Sundays. What moves your children? How did they experience the last week?
- Have an afternoon of gaming. Either with friends or with your family.
- Does your marriage need fresh impetus? There is also an opportunity for this on Sundays. Check with bookstores for good marriage books. Be inspired by the thoughts written here and consider how you should implement them in your marriage.
- When you have teenage children, it becomes difficult to get them excited about your Sunday planning. You have your own ideas about what to do on Sundays. Be open to these ides. Give the children their freedom, but also make rules. One of these rules could be: At least one Sunday a month we do something together as a family. Talk about those Sundays and try to bring all the suggestions down to the lowest common denominator.
- Turn off your company cell phone. Try to switch off on Sundays and consciously do nothing that has to do with your job. Even in the Bible we read that God rested after creating this world. Why shouldn't you do the same?
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