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...
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