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 a 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...
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Author Unknown
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