Enjoy What REALLY Matters
by Jane Powell
“Slow down and enjoy the things that really matter.”
Is your Outbox being squeezed shut by all the “to-dos” in your Inbox? Do you feel like there is not enough time in the day to get everything done? If so, it’s time to simplify your life.
When you do, you have more time for the things that are important to you, like reading, traveling, entertaining, exercising, visiting with friends, etc.
Look for ways to simplify your daily chores. It can be done through better organization, changing some old habits, simply saying, “No,” or, even asking for help.
Slowing down is something you need to do, for your physical, mental and emotional health. So, take it slow – and enjoy!
by Jane Powell
“Slow down and enjoy the things that really matter.”
Is your Outbox being squeezed shut by all the “to-dos” in your Inbox? Do you feel like there is not enough time in the day to get everything done? If so, it’s time to simplify your life.
When you do, you have more time for the things that are important to you, like reading, traveling, entertaining, exercising, visiting with friends, etc.
Look for ways to simplify your daily chores. It can be done through better organization, changing some old habits, simply saying, “No,” or, even asking for help.
Slowing down is something you need to do, for your physical, mental and emotional health. So, take it slow – and enjoy!
THE GIFT OF MUSIC
"Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
Time can break your heart, have you begging please.
Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure,
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven."
Time can break your heart, have you begging please.
Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure,
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven."
These lyrics were penned in response to tragedy, when guitarist Eric
Clapton's son Conor fell to his death from a New York high-rise
window. The music helped him heal.
Clapton's son Conor fell to his death from a New York high-rise
window. The music helped him heal.
In 1994 the city of Sarajevo was daily under siege. Mortars and
artillery fire instantly transformed once beautiful buildings into
rubble. Sarajevo's citizens were frightened, weary and increasingly
despondent. Then, one February day, a mortar shell exploded in the
market killing 68 civilians. Many more were wounded and maimed
from the blast.
artillery fire instantly transformed once beautiful buildings into
rubble. Sarajevo's citizens were frightened, weary and increasingly
despondent. Then, one February day, a mortar shell exploded in the
market killing 68 civilians. Many more were wounded and maimed
from the blast.
A cellist with the Sarajevo symphony could no longer stand the
chaos. He took his cello to the market, sat down amidst the rubble
and played a concert. When he finished, he simply took up his
instrument and left.
chaos. He took his cello to the market, sat down amidst the rubble
and played a concert. When he finished, he simply took up his
instrument and left.
Every day, for 67 days, he came to the market. Every day he played
a concert. It was his gift to the city. He did it because he felt
his community must find a way to survive, and music can bring hope.
a concert. It was his gift to the city. He did it because he felt
his community must find a way to survive, and music can bring hope.
Music is a great gift. When I need to start my day in the right
frame of mind, sometimes I'll sing. Music aligns my thoughts and
emotions; my mind and spirit. When I awake in the middle of the
night, I go back to sleep best if I sing in my head. Music calms and
centers. When I find myself experiencing a moment of happiness, I'll
sometimes sing out loud. (It works best when others are not
present.) Music expresses joy like nothing else can.
frame of mind, sometimes I'll sing. Music aligns my thoughts and
emotions; my mind and spirit. When I awake in the middle of the
night, I go back to sleep best if I sing in my head. Music calms and
centers. When I find myself experiencing a moment of happiness, I'll
sometimes sing out loud. (It works best when others are not
present.) Music expresses joy like nothing else can.
One of the greatest cellists of all time was Pablo Casals. He exiled
himself from his native Spain during the regime of Francisco Franco
and became a world citizen and a great humanitarian. Casals
passionately desired that the world exist in peace and harmony. He
said once that if all the orchestras in the world were to play
Beethoven's 9th Symphony simultaneously, then peace would come to
the world.
himself from his native Spain during the regime of Francisco Franco
and became a world citizen and a great humanitarian. Casals
passionately desired that the world exist in peace and harmony. He
said once that if all the orchestras in the world were to play
Beethoven's 9th Symphony simultaneously, then peace would come to
the world.
I wonder if that is true. But if not peace, then perhaps joy might
come. Or hope. Or healing.
come. Or hope. Or healing.
It's the gift of music.
Steve Goodier
Be prepared
Fear will keep you alive, and yet it can also kill your dreams. Fear of the unknown will build a wall between you and your best possibilities.
Fear will keep you alive, and yet it can also kill your dreams. Fear of the unknown will build a wall between you and your best possibilities.
Fear’s most insistent message is -- be prepared. Be fully prepared, and fear will no longer hold you back.
Preparation takes effort and initiative, discipline and commitment. And it is well worth the effort, because it opens up a whole world of new options for you.
Your fear gives you a perfect excuse to avoid reaching for your most treasured dream. But wouldn’t you rather have the dream than the excuse?
What is it that you fear? There is something you can do today, right now, to prepare -- something that will begin to dilute that fear.
Do the work to prepare yourself, to give yourself options, and the fear will lose its grip on you. Make the effort to be prepared, and move beyond every fear.
Ralph Marston
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