LEARNING TO SLOW DOWN
I am a typical TYPE "A" personality....I have 2 speeds....FAST AND FASTER!!! I am usually multi-tasking 17 things at one time......I have a real problem relaxing and shutting off my mind!!
Earlier this summer, I was pretty sick for about three weeks.....the STRESS of my CRAZY life caught up with me!!!! It was a scary experience but it made me realize that it was time to SLOW DOWN! This revelation came weeks before my 55th birthday that was weighing heavily on my mind! I realized that I have more life behind me than in front of me ................ SO............I decided to slow down!!!!!
I really had to work at it.....but it is starting to feel pretty good!! I moved my office a couple miles from house, and right down the street from my daughter's new house. My Grandsons walk over to visit me....and I LOVE THAT!!
For the past 18 years I have worked non- stop...It has taken a while to get it through my head that it is OK if I don't go into the office at 7:00 AM every morning......I can answer E mails from my bed with a cup of coffee watching the Today show......It is OK to breeze into my office at 10:00 and have another up of coffee before I start working! I AM NOT GIVING UP CAFFEINE!
Life is too short not to enjoy every day. Each day, even if it is a "BAD" day is a gift from GOD!
My husband gave me a plaque to hang in my new office...it says: LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS, IT IS ABOUT DANCING IN THE RAIN!!!!!!
So now everyday, I dance in the rain and appreciate all that I have!
Earlier this summer, I was pretty sick for about three weeks.....the STRESS of my CRAZY life caught up with me!!!! It was a scary experience but it made me realize that it was time to SLOW DOWN! This revelation came weeks before my 55th birthday that was weighing heavily on my mind! I realized that I have more life behind me than in front of me ................ SO............I decided to slow down!!!!!
I really had to work at it.....but it is starting to feel pretty good!! I moved my office a couple miles from house, and right down the street from my daughter's new house. My Grandsons walk over to visit me....and I LOVE THAT!!
For the past 18 years I have worked non- stop...It has taken a while to get it through my head that it is OK if I don't go into the office at 7:00 AM every morning......I can answer E mails from my bed with a cup of coffee watching the Today show......It is OK to breeze into my office at 10:00 and have another up of coffee before I start working! I AM NOT GIVING UP CAFFEINE!
Life is too short not to enjoy every day. Each day, even if it is a "BAD" day is a gift from GOD!
My husband gave me a plaque to hang in my new office...it says: LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS, IT IS ABOUT DANCING IN THE RAIN!!!!!!
So now everyday, I dance in the rain and appreciate all that I have!
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