Thank you,Pablo! This is the first time of the week I can really take time to finish reading one article...
I have to learn to slow down,too...Less is more,isn't it?;) It's truly nerve-breaking to rush from one place to another or from one task to another... It makes me feel as if I hadn't done anything at all because I can't remember what I did or who I talked to at the end of the day...:( Sometimes I can't remember what day or date it is today...How scary is that?! Nice day,everyone! Claire On Apr 2, 5:18 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > This is 'today's article' ;) > > http://www.insidebeautybykelley.com/Newsletters/MarchNewsletter.pdf > > The message from that newsletter I want to share with you is this: > > "Get Slow? > > Who doesn’t feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day? We rush > through the day, running > here and there, and end up exhausted. Somehow these days full of > duties, obligations, > and busyness have begun to build up and become our lives. We spend our > time doing things > we don’t really want to do, yet feel we should. We’ve come to believe > that being productive > and crossing things off our to-do list is the ultimate goal. > > The truth is, life on Earth is a brief gift, and our time is too > precious to be used like this. If we > want our lives to be balanced and healthy, we need to lessen our load > and increase our > down time. This means planning less in a day, prioritizing those > things that make our hearts > sing and de-prioritizing those things that are not imperative. > > If we must accomplish many things each day, we can still change the > quality with which we > do things. How can we transmute that sprint for the train into > something delicious, instead > of the usual gripping and tightening experience? Where can we find ease > in the midst of > stress? How can we cultivate the art of going slowly? > > Take a few moments before you climb out of bed in the morning to > remember your dreams > and to think about what you want from the day. Leave your watch on the > bedside table. > Take the scenic route. Sit for a moment with your eyes closed when you > start your computer. > Check email only a few times a day. Don’t pack your schedule so > tightly that there’s no > time for yourself. Light candles before you start to cook dinner. Add > one moment here and > there for slowness; it can be done simply and will have a profound > effect on your well-being. > > Adapted from an article by Marco Visscher & Jay Walljasper, Ode > Magazine, Issue #15,www.odemagazine.com" > > Thank you, > > Pablo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
