QUESTION OF THE DAY #19: What do you do to clear your head?

Isn't it something that God rested after He made the world?  In the book of Exodus, it says, "...in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed."  I mean, refreshed!  I can't even comprehend that in God. 

I think that this is why God has built into each of us our own ways to be renewed.  How do you clear  your head?  As I asked people this question, here is what I found.  Walking is great, and so is riding a bike.  Any exercise will work, as long as you enjoy it.  Even physical labor has its merits.  Reading is good, and so is writing.  Try taking a jar and filling it with notes.  If something bothers you, write it down.  Put it in the jar.  Get rid of it.  Give it to God.  Do you like music?  Listen to it!  Do you have a hobby?  Do it!  

The Bible tells us to set our minds on God:  "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you."  (Isaiah 26:3) Peace means well-being.  It means wholeness.  This challenges me to break out of my routine, to take care of myself, to make use of the ways that I am renewed, and to know that God is with me as I do these things.  

I like a good work out.  I like to be in nature, fishing, camping, or even hunting.  I like to play guitar, and it literally forces me to relax, or it just doesn't go well.  

Yes, it is meaningful for me to share my thoughts with you here.  I don't usually start out knowing what I'm going to write.  It's just time with God, and, in a way, time with my friends who are reading it.  I don't think I'll always have a verse or something terribly wise to say.  It may just be a little bit of trivia from my day.  Still, I'm happy just letting it be what it is.