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By: Contentment — The Rat Race Trap

Contentment — The Rat Race Trap — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:36:40 +0000

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By: Tehseen | RechargeYourMind

Tehseen | RechargeYourMind — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:14:17 +0000

Real good thoughts Stephen. Your post helped me made some important decisions that I had been confused about for a few days.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: You are in a hurry to get where…? | Tomasz Gorecki | Debt In Your 20's Is The Kiss of Death

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:38:36 +0000

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By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:30:47 +0000

Excellent advice, thanks for the reminder.

By: Robin Easton

Robin Easton — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:56:06 +0000

Hi Stephen, maybe because I lived out of society for so long I have no addiction to speed and find even the slowest of events in my culture too fast. I am very comfortable with just “being”. I thrive on it. I let the world swirl past me…gladly

Most of my life I was so aware of other people’s feelings that I instantly knew if someone was feeling impatient with me. As a kid I used to become flustered and turn it in on myself. But not anymore. If someone is impatient with me I gently ask them to leave my space. I literally do this, lovingly but honestly, calmly but emphatically.

Also due to my awareness of a need for patience I’ve been told I am extremely patient with others. We live in a culture that thrives on and is addicted to speed, even demands speed and I simply refuse to part of it. Over and over I check in with myself to make sure I am allowing myself space, peace and a pace that keeps me centered and aware.
.-= Robin Easton´s last blog ..What Forced You into Awareness? =-.

By: Dragos Roua

Dragos Roua — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:53:37 +0000

You’re speeding when you’re running. And you’re usually running from something. You’re escaping, avoiding, fearing something. And when you don’t have anything to run from, you’ll lose your balance. You may even fall because the initial impulse is gone. There’s nothing to make run again.

People are so afraid of this enlightening moment when they’ll escape all their fears, and they’ll have no reason for running anymore.

So, they keep carrying them as a pretext…

By: Just Joyce

Just Joyce — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:59:33 +0000

You still don’t slow down when you are driving dear! But I will keep reminding you. I guess you still need to work on this some more.

By: Giovanna Garcia

Giovanna Garcia — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:19:20 +0000

Great post, I love the one about “Disconnect” I found that is the one that works best for me. In today’s world we are all way too connected some how, it is hard to shut it down. Other than just “Disconnect”
Thanks for sharing.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
.-= Giovanna Garcia´s last blog ..Can you talk a robber out of committing a crime? =-.

By: Stephen Mills

Stephen Mills — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:10:05 +0000

@Armen, exactly! It’s hard to rush in a forest or walking barefoot along a beach.

@Deb, this has been a serious problem for me most of my life. However, there is hope. I can’t believe the difference I have made in myself over the last year. I still have a ways to go though.

@Jonathan, patience is something I have never had but am learning to develop.

@Vin, LOL! I agree that once you taste the slower life there is a lot of incentive to get achieve it. I’m with you on that one.

@Evelyn, thanks. Those passages said a lot to me too and that’s why I included them.

@Steve, Sunday was going to be my day of rest too. It will be so much easier when I retire!

@Karl, that’s my favorite too. It’s just hard in the concrete jungle . I’ve taken to examining the simple things in nature too; things like tree bark and leaves. When you take time to absorb it, a beauty you might never have seen before shines through.

By: Karl Staib - Work Happy Now

Karl Staib - Work Happy Now — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:49:08 +0000

My favorite method of slowing down on your list is immerse yourself in nature. I notice that I am stimulated and relaxed by a walk in the woods. I usually take my dog and tire her butt out.

My last walk I stumbled upon a leaf that had weird spotting on it. I took a closer look and saw that the spots were bugs. Little tiny white, red, purple, and yellow bugs. They were so tiny that there had to be over 100 of them on this tiny leaf. I was shocked by the beauty.

I was so glad I took the time to explore and just relax on a Sunday. That walk was a couple weeks ago now and I still think of those beautiful bugs. So intricate and just chilling on that one leaf.
.-= Karl Staib – Work Happy Now´s last blog ..An Itch You Can’t Scratch =-.