Time is
Too slow for those who wait
Too swift for those who fear
Too long for those who grieve
Too short for those who rejoice.
~Henry Van Dyke
"Everyone has 24 hours in a day," as the saying goes. But the perceived lack of time often creates stress in our lives. Sarah Ban Breathnach offers these suggestions for coping with stress:
- Cultivate gratitude
- Carve out an hour a day for solitude
- Begin and end the day with prayer, meditation, reflection
- Keep it simple
- Keep your house picked up
- Don't overschedule
- Strive for realistic deadlines
- Never make a promise you can't keep
- Allow an extra half hour for everything you do
- Create quiet surroundings at home and at work
- Go to bed at nine o'clock twice a week
- Always carry something interesting to read
- Breathe--deeply and often
- Move--walk, dance, run, find a sport you enjoy
- Drink pure spring water--Lots of it
- Eat only when hungry
- If it's not delicious, don't eat it
- Be instead of do
- Set aside one day a week for rest and renewal
- Laugh more often
- Luxuriate in your senses
- Always opt for comfort
- If you don't love it, live without it
- Let Mother Nature nurture
- Don't answer the telephone during dinner
- Stop trying to please everybody
- Start pleasing yourself
- Stay way from negative people
- Don't squander precious resources: time, creative energy, emotion
- Nurture friendships
- Don't be afraid of your passion
- Approach problems as challenges
- Honor your aspirations
- Set achievable goals
- Surrender expectations
- Savor beauty
- Create boundaries
- For every "yes" let there be a "no"
- Don't worry--be happy
- Remember, happiness is a living emotion
- Exchange security for serenity
- Care for your soul
- Cherish your dreams
- Express love every day
- Search for your authentic self until you find her/him
If you would like to print out this list, e-mail me (you can find my address in my Profile), and I will send you a PDF.
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Take Joy!
Very good advice!
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DeleteYour posts have made me go back and reread Simple Abundance. So much good advice. Unfortunately, I still feel like time is spinning out of control. Hopefully when I retire, I will have more control. That's my prayer.
ReplyDeleteChris in Texas
Chris, sometimes we have to let go of "good" things in order to achieve peace--that's the hard part!
DeleteGood Morning Cathy, a very thought provoking sharing. I know everyone can not participate in something others may do to stress release, but one we do, since hubby is retired, is we go by slow time as we call it, we do not change our clocks when daylight savings starts. Of course we have to keep it in mind when we have appointments or such, but then we tell ourselves we just think of it as living right on the time change line as some do and the clock and time is an issue. It works for us as we have been doing it for many years now. As always, thanks so much for sharing. Hope you have most pleasant of days.
ReplyDeleteIn Joy,
vivian
Vivian, not changing your clocks is very interesting. At the very least I can see where it would force you to be more aware of time since you have to "keep track" if you have an appointment or want to watch a particular TV show, which for us would only be once a week! I like the idea of "rebelling" and doing time according to MY schedule! ☺︎
DeleteA glorious evening here, Cathy, and I hope for you too. I can see your point of having to 'keep track' of the time more, but truly it is not that way. We long ago left our t.v. and seldom do we have appointments, of which we are thankful for the health God has given us. Life on the farm and the changes we have made over the years, and continue to look for more, time is, for the most part, according to our schedule and I am happy you have it too.
DeleteYou are a blessing.
In Joy,
vivian