“In its community form, Sabbath is not only about rest but also about resistance. Each time it appears in Torah, the commandment limits the exploitation of others as well as the exhaustion of the self. When you stop working, so do your children, your animals and your employees, even if they do not believe in your God. You believe in your God, so they get the day off. By interrupting our economically sanctioned social order every week, Sabbath suspends our subtle and not so subtle ways of dominating one another on a regular basis.” (Barbara Brown Taylor)
Consider your life. Who is dominated by your work schedule? Make a list of those for whom YOUR choice to rest would create rest for them as well. Think about these people and how your decision to rest or not rest does good or causes harm. Is there a way your Sabbath schedule might dominate in a positive way?