SLOW DOWN THERAPY
This piece needs no further introduction, it speaks for itself…
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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hey, I like this post! This is actually what i am trying to do with my life. I had a fast-paced life for the last seven years, forgetting myself, my family and my friends. I am taking things one at a time now, trying to enjoy every blessing this life has to offer. Btw, #11 is the best… Hehe!
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thanks! Yup, just like me after I resigned from work, my life’s pace become slower, but made me look into life from a different perspective and appreciate all simple but more important things.
I reckon #11 is the best, too!hehe, but I don’t think I can manage #14. Can’t imagine myself not talking, you know.hehe.
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wow.. from now on i have more to realize and if given chance i wanted also to shre this to the people around me….
thanks…
my heart just felt better… =!
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Hi Malinesky,
Ngayon lang uli nakadaan dito sa site mo. Laki ng pinagbago nya. Parang sarap tumambay ng matagal. Marami ng mapapasyalan.
Your uncle Kabao likes this Slowdown Therapy. You may not realize it but you’re on your way to creating a cyber spa.
Baka susunod na daan ko rito e you would be serving na real warm chicken soup for the soul (please pardon the pun.)
May the Lord bless you with more inspiring insights.
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hi, uncle kabao!hehe, kuya sana tawag ko sa yo. salamat sa pag-appreciate!hehe, di bale, mainit na sopas hahanda ko.
maraming maraming salamat ulit!Wonderful comments like yours keep me going!Hope you could also join the guestbook next time.
Ingat and God bless you, too!
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