Rush… Rush… Rush… Why the “Rush” I often wonder. Why do I find myself trying to get more and more done, rushing from place to place? Is this habit… is it learned behavior… is it stemming from fear…
When we rush our focus becomes narrow and we lose opportunities to learn and grow, by not taking time to see the “bigger” picture of life, losing opportunities to relax, feel, watch and allow the gifts of the moment to be enjoyed.
“The Art of Taking Time to Live” adapted from ‘The New Book of the Art of Living” by Wilferd A. Peterson
To get the most out of life we must take time to live as well as to make a living. We must practice the art of filling our moments with enriching experiences that will give new meaning and depth to our lives.
- We should take time for good books; time to absorb the thoughts of poets and philosophers, seers and prophets.
- Time for music that washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
- Time for friendships; time for talks by the fire and walks under the stars.
- Time for children; that we may again find the purity and love within our hearts.
- Time for laughter; time for letting go and filling the heart with mirth.
- Time for travel; time for pilgrimage and festival, for rockbound coast, desert, mountain and plain.
- Time for nature; time for flower gardens, trees, birds, and sunsets.
- Time to love and be loved; for love is the greatest gift of life.
- Time for people; time for the interplay of personalities and the interchange of ideas.
- Time for solitude; time to be quiet and alone and to look within.
- Time to give of ourselves; our talents, abilities, devotions, convictions that we may contribute to our community of family, friends and earth.
- Time for spiritual connection; time for opening our lives to the flow of energy (that moves within us and around us) the infinite springs of vitality, that we may live more abundantly.
- In all ways let us make our moments glow with Life.
- RELAX… FEEL… WATCH… ALLOW… and LIVE.