Slow Down Therapy
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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 richness that takes a lifetime to savor.
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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 neighbor mow.
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Taste your food. God gives it to delight as well as to 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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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 talk 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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Allow yourself time to be lazy and unproductive. Rest isn't
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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Take time just 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 hope to do any better?
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When you find yourself rushing and anxious, stop. Ask yourself
"WHY?" you are rushing and anxious. The reasons may improve
your self-understanding.
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Take time to read the Bible. Thoughtful reading is enriching
reading.
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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 existence.
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Sit in the dark. It will teach you to see and hear, taste and
smell.
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Once in a while, turn down the lights, the volume, 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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Take a walk-but don't go anywhere. If you walk just to get
somewhere, you sacrifice the walking.
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Count your friends. If you have one, you are lucky. If you have
more, you are blessed. Bless them in return.
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Count your blessings - one at a time and slowly.
[ Author Unknown -- from MeMail.com, 'Women's Words', via 'andychaps_the-funnies' ]
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