~~~~p r e s e n t s:~~~~
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~~~~~
[This Page was created by Kenny Mitchell for WebUplifterMinistries ®2002]
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