How to Slow Down and Enjoy Life!

Metaphysical Mind #72

Hello Friend,

Through this ezine issue it is my intent for you to learn how to slow down and enjoy life.

This ezine issue will be made up of a poem titled "You Better Slow Down" and then an article I wrote titled "How to Slow Down and Enjoy Life" which I am sure you will find helpful.

Let's begin...

You Better Slow Down

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly,
When you ask 'How are you?', do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die,
'cause you never had time to call and say 'hi'?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
it's like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life is not a race, so take it slower,
hear the music before the song is over.

Author Unknown

How to Slow Down and Enjoy Life

The human experience is still the same magical and mysterious journey it has always been for the past few thousands of years. Life is truly a fantastic, exciting experience that would be beyond explanation to anything that hadn’t yet experienced it. Before you were “born” into this body you (as in the real you) was probably extremely excited for experiencing life as a human on this beautiful planet.

In more recent times, I am starting to recognize that humanity has actually been degressing not progressing. Technology has been created to enhance our lives. But society forces each individual to rush through life just to get access to these technologies. If you are always too busy to stop and take in the magnificence and sheer wonder caused by experiencing life as you are now, you are definitely not living right. We all could use some slowing down in our personal lives. So actually do it!

Take time to enjoy life, instead of spending all of your time trying to earn time to enjoy life. You have everything you need right now. Don’t listen to a society that is constantly telling you that you must keep busy if you want to be able to truly enjoy life. Our society is built up on lies/misinformation, and we are the products of this. So it is up to each individual to break down these lies that are ingrained in them through direct action in their own life.

Begin now by slowing down.

Here are ten things you should slow down and do in the next few days of YOUR life:

1. Climb a Tree.

2. Stay silent for 24 hours (Reframe from using any and all words. The words and languages we use have begun to limit us, so choose to be silent for a day!)

3. Go somewhere late at night where there is no light pollution and gaze in awe at the cosmos.

4. Befriend a total stranger.

5. Organize a peaceful protest for a worthy cause or simply to just raise awareness.

6. Experiment with Fasting: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Fasting_For_Spiritual_Breakthrough.html

7. Make a fire.

8. Create art.

9. Break a law that you find unjust.

10. Go for a hike in the forest.

Bonus: Play a song that you love very loud and allow yourself to be engulfed by it, by singing and dancing as wildly as you can.

Each of these "activities" will show you exactly how to slow down and enjoy life...

The only thing that ever matters is THIS MOMENT!

Jason

PS Next issue of Metaphysical Mind Ezine will go out on December 4th. Be sure to look out for it as it will be the last ezine issue for 2009. The focus for that issue will be the fascinating topic of hypnosis.

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