...slow down therapy

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.... 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 neighbor 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 their 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 counts.

 

13. Rest on your laurels. They bring comfort whatever their size, age,

or condition.

 

14. Talk slower. Talk less. Don't talk. Communication isn't measured 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-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

reading.

 

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.

 

30. Sit in the dark. It will teach you to see and hear, taste and smell.

 

 

31. Once in a while, turn down the lights, the volume, the throttle, the

invitations. Less really can be more.

 

32. Let 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

 

Author -- Unknown

 

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Hello Friends,

 

Received these wonderful thoughts to think about. I hope you enjoy

them. Have a great day and remember how precious all life is.

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Harold

 

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