Car-free Saturday?

I remember years ago an environmental activist friend I deeply admire talking about instituting a "no-car day" each weekend. Every Saturday or Sunday, she and her husband would stay home the entire day--not only would they not drive their car anywhere as part of their personal activism in combatting climate change, they'd simply be at home together in each other's company.

It seems easy enough, right? I've occasionally had days that turned out this way because I got busy taking care of stuff at home. But that's really not the same as being intentional about it--not at all.

To commit to staying home one day every weekend means potentially giving up a lot, particularly if you live in a city where there's always something to do and many people to see. And yet how much could we gain by giving ourselves one day a week to JUST BE?

Lately since the kids have been back in school they have been craving time at home. My husband and I are even getting push-back about going out to dinner, which would never have occurred to me as a kid growing up in rural NC! Life was busy for my family as a child, but it seems to move at warp speed nowadays. Maybe its time we listen to our little teachers and stay home.

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