Slowdown Therapy

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SLOWDOWN THERAPY

 

1. Slow down. 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 savour.

 

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 the water flow…. the weeds grow ….. the

leaves blow!

 

5. Taste your food. Nature provides 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. Your

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, 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 is NOT 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.

 

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. 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 sometimes....... it frees the mind.

 

29. Take time to wonder. Without wonder.... life is merely existence.

 

30. Sit in the dark sometmes.......alone. It will teach you to see , 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. Nurture your friendships!

 

35. Count your blessings…..one at a time and slowly! And thank Swami......every moment!

 

 

- Author Unknown

 

 

 

Remain Blessed!

 

 

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