Do you ever wish you had more time to "smell the roses"?  

Every day I allow myself "slow time"; even if it is only a few minutes ...

Here are some slow suggestions


1. Take nothing for granted: watch water flow, the flowers grow, the leaves
blow, your neighbor mow.

 
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. Taste your food.  Practice midful eating
 

5. Notice the sun and the moon and the stars.  They are remarkable
for their steady pattern of movement, not their speed.  Every morning I see the 
morning star out to the east

 
7. When you talk with someone, don't think about what you'll say next.  Listen to what 
they are saying.  Thoughts will spring up naturally if you let them.
 
8. Talk and play with children. It will bring out the unhurried little
person inside you.
 

9. Create a place in your home ... at your work ... in your heart ...
where you can go for quiet and recollection. You deserve it.
 
10. Allow yourself time to be lazy and unproductive. Rest isn't luxury;
it's a necessity.
 
11. Listen to the wind blow.  The sound of wind in the trees has such "voice"
 
12. Rest on your laurels. They bring comfort whatever their size, age, or
condition.
 
13. Talk slower. Talk less. Don't talk. Communication isn't measured by
words.
 
14. Listen to the song of a bird; the complete song. Music and nature are
gifts, but only if you are willing to receive them.
 
15. Take time just to think. Action is good and necessary, but it's
fruitful only if we muse, ponder, and mull; aren't these beautiful words
 
16. 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.
 
17. Divide big jobs into little jobs.   Those big jobs seem daunting; make it easier for yourself
 
18. When you find yourself rushing and anxious, stop. 
Ask yourself "WHY?" are you rushing and anxious. 
The reasons may improve your self-understanding.
 
19. Take time to read.  Thoughtful reading is enriching reading.
 
20. 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.
 
21. Take a day off alone; make a retreat. You can learn from monks and
hermits without becoming one.
 
22. Pet a furry friend. You will give and get the gift of now.
 
23. Work with your hands. It frees the mind.

 
24. Take time to wonder. Without wonder, life is merely existence.

 
25. Sit in the dark. It will teach you to see and hear, taste and smell.

 
26. Count your friends. If you have one, you are lucky. If you have more,
you are blessed. Bless them in return.
 
27. Count your blessings - one at a time and slowly.