Renew - Rhythms for Well-being
Recent years have highlighted our need for simplicity. Despite a complex, fast-paced world, we are created to live in harmony with God and others. The way we use our time - how we think, connect, and engage - shapes our lives. When we intentionally seek a flourishing life, we can be a spring of life for others. Together, let us live well the lives we have been given!
Promoting Human Flourishing
As a Catholic health ministry, we are called to be leaders in well-being – to embody well-being as individuals, to promote well-being among our colleagues and patients and to advocate for well-being in our communities. Together, we represent more than 700,000 associates united by the healing ministry of Jesus in the tradition of our founders and we are called to promote human flourishing.
Resourcing Daily Rhythms
The Renew resources offered here have been designed with your team huddle or department meeting in mind. Introduce these concepts by discussing the key questions provided for each day, engage in dialogue and explore how purposeful days can promote well-being and abundant living. May the podcasts, video reflections, articles and prayer resources on this site support you to integrate well-being practices into your daily life and encourage your colleagues to do the same.
Daily Reflections & Resources
Mission Monday
You have been called to mission - personally and professionally. Mission Monday is a day to renew why it is you do what you do, or perhaps more importantly, who is it you serve and serve alongside. You matter! And, you are a part of something much larger than yourself.As you create your to-do lists for the week, how do you plan to maintain a sense of call, the joy of vocation throughout the week?How will you let your body be a companion for mission?How will you reinspire those around you in your shared call to serve?
Time to Think Tuesday
You are a thinking, feeling, moving being. Time to Think Tuesday is a counter-cultural antidote to our information culture. Your very best thinking was designed to ignite your heart as much as your head. That's right! When we allow ourselves adequate time to think, we practice a unitive form of thought, one that makes room for creativity and compassion, with God and others.How will you allow space to think in your calendar today?How might small pockets of time reinspire a head/heart integration?Notice your awareness of God as you make time to think.
Wonder Wednesday
You have been created with a capacity for awe. Wonder Wednesday is a day to ponder what is beyond you -- into creation itself and the mysteries of life. Practicing wonder invites us into the infinite reality that is constantly being revealed - even in our finite nature.How comfortable are you with wonder -- the wonder of creation, the wonder of science, the wonder of healing?How might you invite the practice of wonder into your day?Notice how comfortable or uncomfortable you are with wonder and how it impacts your relationships with others.
Thankful Thursday
You have an aptitude for gratitude. When you take in what is beautiful and a smile or a tear forms on impulse, gratitude is operative. Thankful Thursday is a day to reconnect with the gifts that surround us. Gratitude reshapes us.Think back over the last 24 hours: recall what made you smile or brought you joy.Let "thank you" be your first response with others today. Express genuine and specific gratitude for who they are to you or how much you appreciate something they have done. Notice how they respond. Notice how it makes you feel.
Refocus Friday
Your why determines your life. Even though you intend to live out that purpose each day with vigor, it is easy to forget. Refocus Friday is a day to return to who we are called to be and how we are called to serve.Recall your intention from Mission Monday. How has a sense of call, the joy of vocation been present throughout the week?How has your body been a companion in purposeful living and leading? How might you move your body in such a way today?Identify areas in which you need to refocus so you can reengage mission, vision, and values for yourself or those you lead.
Worthy Weekend
You are more than your title, your various roles, or what you accomplish. You are worthy of rest and relationships and life-giving sustenance. Worthy Weekend is a regenerative time to return to what's most important - the people and practices that bring you to life.In what ways do you need to recharge this weekend to approach Mission Monday renewed -- physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, spiritually?How will you let relationships nurture you?How might you unplug to find refreshment?