A good night’s rest is not always enough to get us back on our feet and for good reason: physical fatigue is not the only reason for all our ailments. According to Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a physician who specializes in the study of work-life balance and its consequences on health, the human body (and mind) … Read more
For many it is already the end of the holidays, for others the end of August does not make much difference. The truth is that the summer season is coming to an end and, although the heat says that everything is left for summer except vacations, I want to recommend some short books that you … Read more
“Suddenly I realized that the Catholic Church had been around for 2000 years and that it was my anchor” Marc has always preferred a life that is materially austere, yet rich in possibilities. Rooted in the French countryside of Cantal since 2012, he still travels around France to perform shadow puppet shows whom he has … Read more
From Augustine to Bernanos, the theme of rest and trust in God is pervasive in Christian spiritual literature. A brief spirituality of rest. Common experience shows that there is no rest without something or someone to lean on. To rest, one must be able to trust the other, abandon worries and fears, relax a vigilance … Read more
” I can not stand it anymore ! » Acknowledged or not, explained or not, fatigue has become a lasting part of the life of modern societies. Of course, fatigue is nothing new. Isn’t it a universal phenomenon, at the crossroads of body and psyche, activity and work, individual and collective, meaning and nonsense, time … Read more
Why is there an urgency to praise rest, the subject of your book? We are the victims of the prevailing materialism, with its primacy given to efficiency. The Anglo-Saxon adage “Time is money” it’s imposed. The center of gravity of life is therefore no longer rest and leisure, but profitable work, due to economic challenges … Read more