Slow down, enjoy life

Author Christine Louise Hohlbaum Author Christine Louise Hohlbaum adapted these concepts from her adapted these concepts from her

book The Power of Slow: 101 ways to book The Power of Slow: 101 ways to save time in our 24/7 world.save time in our 24/7 world.

Embrace Time Embrace Time Abundance:Abundance:

Like time starvation, time Like time starvation, time abundance is a mind-set. abundance is a mind-set.

Know that there is a Know that there is a reason for every season. reason for every season. Time abundance states Time abundance states

you have more than you have more than enough time to get enough time to get

everything done that everything done that serves your ultimate serves your ultimate

purpose.purpose.

Sometimes saying Sometimes saying ‘no’ to one thing ‘no’ to one thing means leaving means leaving

room for ‘yes’ in room for ‘yes’ in other areas.other areas.

Relish the space Relish the space between things:between things:

‘‘Ma’ is a Japanese term Ma’ is a Japanese term for the space between for the space between

beats in music or beats in music or theatrical performances. theatrical performances.

Give ‘ma’ a chance to Give ‘ma’ a chance to show itself in your show itself in your

calendar by creating calendar by creating room for some breezy room for some breezy nothingness between nothingness between

appointments.appointments.

Put away your Put away your watch every watch every

now and then now and then to experience to experience

a timeless a timeless state of peace. state of peace.

Challenge Challenge yourself to go yourself to go clock-free for clock-free for

a day.a day.

Disengage From Clock Combat:Disengage From Clock Combat:

Engage in Engage in activities that activities that make you make you forget the time forget the time altogether altogether such as such as painting, painting, dance or dance or making music.making music.

Invite Flow Into Your Life:Invite Flow Into Your Life:

You are You are whatwhat, , and how, you eat. and how, you eat.

Take time Take time between bites between bites

and chew slowly. and chew slowly. Make it a primary, Make it a primary,

not secondary not secondary activity (while activity (while

doing something doing something else).else).

Eat mindfully:Eat mindfully:

Let that call go to Let that call go to voicemail. Suspending voicemail. Suspending

your availability now and your availability now and then helps you regain then helps you regain

your center.your center.

Use Your Tools:Use Your Tools:

It is an addition as It is an addition as much as a much as a

convenience. convenience. Turn it off from Turn it off from time to time to time to time to

recharge from the recharge from the world. The Earth world. The Earth

will keep spinning will keep spinning as you refrain as you refrain from doing so.from doing so.

Switch Off Your Switch Off Your Cell Phone Cell Phone Altogether:Altogether:

Focus on Focus on one one

project at project at a time anda time and

When a Window Closes, When a Window Closes, a Door Opens:a Door Opens:

close all other close all other unrelated unrelated

windows on windows on your your

computer. computer. Distractions Distractions can tug at can tug at

your energy, your energy, leaving you leaving you

feeling feeling depleted.depleted.

Make a choice Make a choice to include time to include time out to dock and out to dock and visit ports other visit ports other

than than work, family work, family

responsibilities responsibilities and obligations. and obligations. Make sure you Make sure you have time for have time for

simple simple pleasures and pleasures and

joys.joys.

Captain Your Captain Your Own Ship:Own Ship:

For those who For those who struggle with taking struggle with taking time off, remember a time off, remember a productive worker is productive worker is

a well-rested one.a well-rested one.

Redefine the Redefine the Value of Leisure:Value of Leisure:

Kids are great role models for Kids are great role models for life beyond the clock. Recall life beyond the clock. Recall

what you dreamt about as a kid what you dreamt about as a kid and pursue some of those and pursue some of those

interests.interests.

Rekindle Your Childhood Rekindle Your Childhood Dreams:Dreams:

Instead of taking Instead of taking a half-day off, a half-day off, take a full one. take a full one.

Focus completely Focus completely on relaxing on relaxing

activities such as activities such as a swing in the a swing in the hammock or a hammock or a leisurely stroll leisurely stroll

through the park.through the park.

Adhere to the ‘Rule of Full’:Adhere to the ‘Rule of Full’:

Challenge yourself to explore a new part of your Challenge yourself to explore a new part of your surroundings – gadget-free. Frequent unplugged surroundings – gadget-free. Frequent unplugged fun fosters a sense of connection with your living fun fosters a sense of connection with your living

space.space.

Take an Adult-Sized Time-Out:Take an Adult-Sized Time-Out:

Take a new route to work or Take a new route to work or order something completely order something completely

different from the menu. It will different from the menu. It will raise your awareness about raise your awareness about

your immediate surroundings your immediate surroundings and create a new sense of and create a new sense of

place.place.

Change Your Change Your Routine:Routine:

Vitamin D deficiencies arise especially Vitamin D deficiencies arise especially in the winter months. Find ways to go in the winter months. Find ways to go outside daily for a breath of fresh air outside daily for a breath of fresh air and sunlight (yes, even through the and sunlight (yes, even through the

clouds).clouds).

Spend Thirty Minutes Spend Thirty Minutes Outdoors:Outdoors:

Stimulate your senses Stimulate your senses with aromatherapy with aromatherapy

candles, candles, soothing music or a soothing music or a water fountain that water fountain that

splashes in the splashes in the background.background.

Surround Yourself Surround Yourself With Beauty:With Beauty:

Slowing down does not Slowing down does not mean you stop. It means mean you stop. It means becoming more mindful. becoming more mindful. Incorporate movement Incorporate movement into your daily routine by into your daily routine by taking the stairs instead taking the stairs instead of the elevator. It will do of the elevator. It will do you good, body and you good, body and soul.soul.

Get Moving:Get Moving:

We often procrastinate We often procrastinate due to overwhelm. Break due to overwhelm. Break

bigger projects down bigger projects down into manageable, bite-into manageable, bite-

sized chunks. sized chunks.

Take Small Steps:Take Small Steps:

Life is in the details, but Life is in the details, but you needn’t be you needn’t be

overshadowed by them. overshadowed by them. Focus on what you can Focus on what you can

do to change things--not do to change things--not on what you can’t. Enjoy on what you can’t. Enjoy the ride on the highway the ride on the highway

of life.of life.

Don’t Sweat Don’t Sweat The Small The Small

Stuff:Stuff:

Ultimately, the choice Ultimately, the choice is yours. How you is yours. How you

spend your daily units spend your daily units is up to you. Living is up to you. Living

powerfully is a powerfully is a decision you get to decision you get to

make anew every day.make anew every day.

Savour Your Bank Savour Your Bank Account of Time:Account of Time:

The End.