Too busy to appreciate the gifts in your life?
22/08/09 16:07
I'm not always
so good at taking the time to stop, relax and
appreciate the simple things in life. With three
children, a career and a life to manage, there is
always a lot that needs doing. Having just spent
a lovely summer holiday chilling out and
enjoying my family's company and mopping up some
natural beauty, it's made me think about how I can
make more space this year and take the foot off the
accelerator more regularly.
Getting the balance right between 'doing' and 'being' is a challenge for all of us, but I know that when I get the balance better, it can have a very powerful effect on my state of mind. Not only that, but somehow my best ideas seem to come to me when I am more relaxed.
Appreciating people around us and the beauty of nature is a simple thing that can improve your state of mind, and yet they can be the first things we stop paying attention to when we are under pressure.
This is something a friend sent to me recently and it fits with this theme. Take the time to appreciate the beauty in your life, however simple, whether it's people or nature, and enjoy the journey........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoTmNU_5A0
Getting the balance right between 'doing' and 'being' is a challenge for all of us, but I know that when I get the balance better, it can have a very powerful effect on my state of mind. Not only that, but somehow my best ideas seem to come to me when I am more relaxed.
Appreciating people around us and the beauty of nature is a simple thing that can improve your state of mind, and yet they can be the first things we stop paying attention to when we are under pressure.
This is something a friend sent to me recently and it fits with this theme. Take the time to appreciate the beauty in your life, however simple, whether it's people or nature, and enjoy the journey........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoTmNU_5A0