As You Go Through Life ...
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Set your own pace........When someone is pushing you, it's ok to
tell them they're pushing.
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Take nothing for granted........Watch water flow, the corn grow, the
leaves blow, your neighbors mow.
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Allow yourself time to be lazy and unproductive........Rest isn't a
luxury, it's a necessity.
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Listen to the wind blow........It carries a message of yesterday and
tomorrow........And now.........Now counts.
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Rest on your laurels........They bring comfort whatever their size,
age or condition.
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Talk slower. Talk less. Don't talk. Communication isn't measured by
words.
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Give yourself permission to be late sometimes........Life is for
living, not scheduling.
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Listen to the song of a bird........The complete song. Music and
nature are gifts, but only if you are willing to receive them.
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Slow down. God is still in heaven........You are not responsible for
doing it all...yourself... right now.
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Remember a happy, peaceful time in your past........Rest there. Each
moment has a richness that takes a lifetime to savor.
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Quit planning how you're going to use what you know, learn or
possess........God's gifts just are. Be grateful and their purpose
will be clear.
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When you walk with someone, don't think about what you'll say
next........Thoughts will spring up naturally if you let them.
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Talk and play with children........It will bring out the unhurried
little person inside you.
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Create a place in your home...At your work....in your heart...where
you can go for quiet and recollection. You deserve it.
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Take time to think........Action is good and necessary, but it's
fruitful only if we muse, ponder and mull.
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Make time for play........The things you like to do. Whatever your
age, your inner child needs re-creation.
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Watch and listen to the night sky........It speaks.
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Listen to the words you speak........Especially in prayer.
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Learn to stand back and let others take their turn as
leaders........ There will always be new opportunities for you to
step out in front again.
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Divide big jobs into little jobs........If God took six days to
create the universe, can you do any better?
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Direct your life with purposeful choices, not with speed and
efficiency........The best musician is one who plays with expression
and meaning, not the one who finishes first.
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Take a day off alone........Make a retreat. You can learn from monks
and hermits without becoming one.
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Pet a furry friend........You will give and get the gift of now.
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Work with your hands........It frees the mind.
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Take time to wonder........Without wonder, life is merely an
existence.
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Sit in the dark........It will treat you to see and hear, taste and smell.
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Once in awhile........Turn down the lights, The throttle, The
invitations. Less really can be more.
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Let go......Nothing is usually the hardest thing to do...but often
it is the best.
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Taste your food........God gave it to delight as well as nourish.
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Notice the sun and the moon as they rise and set........They are
remarkable for their steady pattern of movement, not their speed.
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And as you ramble on thru life my dearest friend........Keep your
eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole.
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"AND SLOWLY COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS ONE AT A TIME"
[ Author Unknown -- from Lori (the-inspired-buffalo@yahoogroups.com) ]
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