Episode #28 - The Life Quadrant

In this episode, Andie reviews a book called Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Joseph Piper.  The concepts in that book reflect four areas of life that require balance for a peaceful lifestyle. Too often, we over- or under-emphasize a particular quadrant and feel the strain that brings. As mothers, it is vital that we learn to look at these four quadrants and ask some questions about the habits and lifestyle we are building and demonstrating to our children. Below is a quick summary of the quadrants Andie explains in this episode:

• Work (For financial gain, extrinsically motivated, job/ trade,  profit earning, servile arts, specific skills that apply to vocation, chores) 
• Amusement/Entertainment (Activities that relax us or make us laugh, somewhat  frivolous to give the mind a break, a-muse meaning not to think, movies, fiction books, entertainment)  
• Leisure/Scholé (Intrinsically motivated, avocational activity, liberal arts,  learning for the sake of learning, seeking truth, goodness, and beauty, never concerned with profit, politics, or productivity)
• Rest/Sabbath (Rejuvenating the physical body, contemplative prayer or worship, aesthetic rest – exposing yourself to beauty,  recreational rest, meditation, reading)