Take Time to Read
– it is the fountain of wisdom
A wise man, journalist and politician Sir Richard Steele, once said, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
Take Time to Laugh
– it is the music of the heart
Not only is laughter the music of the heart it is good for our health and general wellbeing. I’m sure that you have experienced the feeling of happiness and joy after having a good laugh. Laughing is contagious. It is extremely difficult to not join in the mirth when a group of people are laughing uncontrollably
Banishing Fear
Both fear and anxiety, although different, can be debilitating. If I was to ask you “Have you ever been afraid or felt anxious?” and you were
honest in your response, the answer would be YES. And if I asked you
if fear or anxiety has stopped you from doing something that you wanted to, or needed to, I am sure the answer would also be yes.
It may be useful to get a definition of the two. Fear is related to the
specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the
result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable. Having said that, it can be difficult to actually determine whether you are suffering fear or anxiety. After all the same physical things happen to you in fear and anxiety; rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, dilation of the pupils, sweating palms. You just have a feeling that something bad could happen. And most of these bad things are thoughts that you have before anything actually happens. So for purposes of this article lets just call it all fear.
Take Time to Work
– it is the source of success
When I say take time to work I don’t mean just get up and go to work. I mean spend time on doing what you like to do.
Take Time to Play
– it is the secret of perpetual youth
“ We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw.
Take Time to Think
– it is the source of power
When was the last time you actually took some time to think? Sure, you have thoughts all the time. (and if you believe the statistics, and I do, 80% of the approximately 90,000 thoughts you have each day you had the day before) But when was the last time you really dedicated some time to think?