I AM THE NEW YEAR Monday
Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>
I am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book
of time.
I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your
opportunity to practice what you have learned about
life during the last twelve months.
All that you sought and didnt find is hidden in me,
waiting for you to search it but with more
determination.
All the good that you tried for and didnt achieve is
mine to grant when you have fewer conflicting desires.
All that you dreamed but didnt dare to do, all that
you hoped but did not will, all the faith that you
claimed but did not havethese slumber lightly,
waiting to be awakened by the touch of a strong
purpose.
I am your opportunity to renew your allegiance to Him
who said, "Behold, I make all things new."
Start 2005 with God as your guide.
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"Slow Down Therapy"
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
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Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
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