Slow down and enjoy
life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast,
you also miss the
sense of where you are going and why.
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
I read this quote and realized how many times I rush things.
One task is barely done and the next has started. Each day is crammed full of
‘to-do’s with no break in between.
At the Yoga Studio, my teacher makes us slow down and
listen to our breath as it moves. She tells us to pause in that moment of
stillness in which our intake breath changes to our exhale and then to pause
again before we breathe in.
Being aware of this makes me appreciate my Yoga time even
more. We are not often told to be still, when the only thing to do is to
breathe.
The next day with this thought in mind, I caught myself. I
had just bitten into a tiny, delectable morsel of chocolate (did my hushed sigh
of pleasure) and already had one foot on the floor ready to move. NO! I forced
myself to stop and enjoy the flavour of that dark chocolate as it melted in my
mouth. “There is no need to rush, stop and enjoy this moment” I said to myself.
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| University of Portland, Oregon |
How many times a day do we deprive ourselves of those
moments of pleasure that would enrich our day?
