Love and Hatred
may feel opposite in nature
but both have a common factor in it.
The person always
lingers in your mind
for whom you have
either of the feeling…
~sms4smile
Friendship is a treasured gift
That gives our heart a lift
A blessing we just cannot do without
Because friendship is what
Living is all about.
Friendship is the heart of life…
~sms4smile
Be alive to every moment as today passes as yesterday and it becomes a history. Make today as gift of the moment and extract maximum of it. Let history be worth remembering to make future full of aspiration as today is going to be tomorrow. So time on the wing of today, yesterday and tomorrow takes flight to sky of glory. ~Anil Sinha
http://jendhamuni.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-sky-of-glory.html
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Love and Hatred
may feel opposite in nature
but both have a common factor in it.
The person always
lingers in your mind.
for whom you have
either of the feeling…
~sms4smile
http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/12/always-lingers-in-your-mind.html
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Friendship is a treasured gift
That gives our heart a lift
A blessing we just cannot do without
Because friendship is what
Living is all about.
Friendship is the heart of life…
~sms4smile
http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-heart-of-life.html
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People will talk about you, and life will try its best to beat you down,
but remember to keep pushing. There will be times of confusion,
and times of loneliness, but remember to do what is in your heart,
and to listen to what God tells you. If you are never lost, there is
a good chance that you will never be able to find who you really are.
Remain true; learning how to drive your heart takes much practice
and much time. ~J. Johnson
Never let mistakes define who you are, only you choose who you are
and what you are to become. Don’t keep crying because of a mistake.
Learn from it and move on. Don’t waste your life blaming yourself over
something that’s gone. Don’t let your past define you, let it refine you.
~Unknown
There’s no way of knowing what tomorrow brings, but life’s too short to waste it.
As long as we have memories, yesterday remains. As long as we have hope,
tomorrow waits. As long as we have love, today is beautiful. ~Unknown
People will talk about you, and life will try its best to beat you down, but remember to keep pushing. There will be times of confusion, and times of loneliness, but remember to do what is in your heart, and to listen to what God tells you. If you are never lost, there is a good chance that you will never be able to find who you really are. Remain true; learning how to drive your heart takes much practice and much time. ~J. Johnson
http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/12/there-will-be-times.html
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| Nature’s Healing Balm. Photo by Randy Neufeldt |
Tips for a Slower-Paced Life
1. Do less. Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day. Focus not on quantity but quality. Pick 2-3 important things — or even just one important thing — and work on those first. Save smaller, routine tasks for later in the day, but give yourself time to focus.
2. Have fewer meetings. Meetings are usually a big waste of time. And they eat into your day, forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows, and making you rush. Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don’t have to rush from one meeting to another.
3. Practice disconnecting. Have times when you turn off your devices and your email notifications and whatnot. Time with no phone calls, when you’re just creating, or when you’re just spending time with someone, or just reading a book, or just taking a walk, or just eating mindfully. You can even disconnect for (gasp!) an entire day, and you won’t be hurt. I promise.
4. Give yourself time to get ready and get there. If you’re constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it’s because you don’t allot enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling. Pad your schedule to allow time for this stuff. If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30-45 minutes so you don’t have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car. If you think you can get there in 10 minutes, perhaps give yourself 2-3 times that amount so you can go at a leisurely pace and maybe even get there early.
5. Practice being comfortable with sitting, doing nothing. One thing I’ve noticed is that when people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable. They want their mobile device or at least a magazine, because standing and waiting is either a waste of time or something they’re not used to doing without feeling self-conscious. Instead, try just sitting there, looking around, soaking in your surroundings. Try standing in line and just watching and listening to people around you. It takes practice, but after awhile, you’ll do it with a smile.
6. Realize that if it doesn’t get done, that’s OK. There’s always tomorrow. And yes, I know that’s a frustrating attitude for some of you who don’t like laziness or procrastination or living without firm deadlines, but it’s also reality. The world likely won’t end if you don’t get that task done today. Your boss might get mad, but the company won’t collapse and the life will inevitably go on. And the things that need to get done will.
7. Start to eliminate the unnecessary. When you do the important things with focus, without rush, there will be things that get pushed back, that don’t get done. And you need to ask yourself: how necessary are these things? What would happen if I stopped doing them? How can I eliminate them, delegate them, automate them?
8. Practice mindfulness. Simply learn to live in the present, rather than thinking so much about the future or the past. When you eat, fully appreciate your food. When you’re with someone, be with them fully. When you’re walking, appreciate your surroundings, no matter where you are.
9. Slowly eliminate commitments. We’re overcommitted, which is why we’re rushing around so much. I don’t just mean with work — projects and meetings and the like. Parents have tons of things to do with and for their kids, and we overcommit our kids as well. Many of us have busy social lives, or civic commitments, or are coaching or playing on sports teams. We have classes and groups and hobbies. But in trying to cram so much into our lives, we’re actually deteriorating the quality of those lives. Slowly eliminate commitments — pick 4-5 essential ones, and realize that the rest, while nice or important, just don’t fit right now. Politely inform people, over time, that you don’t have time to stick to those commitments.
Written by Leo Babauta
Link source: How Not to Hurry
