- "Slow
Down Therapy"
1. Slow down; God is still in heaven. You are not responsible
for doing it all yourself, 'right now.'
2. Remember a happy, peaceful time in your past. Rest there. Each
moment has richness that takes a lifetime to savor.
3. Set your own pace. When someone is pushing you, it's OK to TELL
them they're pushing.
4. Take nothing for granted: watch water flow, the corn grow, the
leaves blow, your neighbors mow.
5. Taste your food. God gives it to delight as well as to
nourish.
6. Notice the sun and the moon as they rise and set.They are
remarkable for their steady pattern of movement, not speed.
7. 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.
8. When you talk with someone, don't think about what you'll say
next. Thoughts will spring up naturally if you let them.
9. Talk and play with children. It will bring out the
unhurried little person inside you.
10. Create a place in your home...at your work...in your
heart...where you can go for quiet and recollection. You
deserve it.
11. Allow yourself time to be lazy and unproductive. Rest
isn't luxury; it's a necessity.
12. Listen to the wind blow. It carries a message of yesterday
and tomorrow-and now. NOW is all that counts.
13. Rest on your laurels. They bring comfort whatever their
size, age, or condition.
14. Talk slower.Talk less.Or Don't talk.Communication isn't
always measured just by words.
15. Give yourself permission to be late sometimes. Life is for
living, not scheduling.
16. Listen to the song of a bird; the complete song. Music and
nature are gifts, but only if you are willing to receive them.
17. Take time just to think. Action is good and necessary, but
it's fruitful only if we muse, ponder, and mull.
18. Make time for play-Do the things you like to do. Whatever
your age, your inner child needs re-creation.
19. Watch and listen to the night sky. It speaks.
20. Listen to the words you speak, especially in prayer.
21. 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.
22. Divide big jobs into little jobs. If God took six days to
create the universe, can you hope to do any better?
23. When you find yourself rushing and anxious, stop. Ask
yourself "WHY?" you are rushing and anxious. The
reasons may improve your self-understanding.
24.Take time to read the Bible.Thoughtful reading is enriching - 25. 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.
26. Take a day off alone; make a retreat. You can learn from
monks and hermits without becoming one.
27. Pet a furry friend. You will give and get the gift of now.
28. Work with your hands. It frees the mind.
29.Take time to wonder. Without wonder, life is merely existence
without meaning.
30.Sit in the dark. It will show how to see, hear, taste
& smell.
31. Once in a while, turn down the lights, the volume, the throttle,
the invitations. Less really can be more.
32. Let it go. Nothing is usually the hardest thing to do - but
often it is the best.
33. Take a walk-but don't go anywhere. If you walk just to get
somewhere, you sacrifice the walking.
34. Count your friends. If you have one, you are lucky. If you have
more, you are blessed. Bless them in return.
35. Count your blessings - one at a time and slowly.
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