Once again, I'm posting here an article from lifesupportsystem.com Several of you have commented on other articles that I've posted here from the same website. This one is worth reading as well.
According to a Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the
great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little
boys. He laughed and jeered at Aesop, asking him why he wasted
his time in such frivolous activity.
Aesop responded by picking up a bow, loosening its string, and
placing it on the ground. Then he said to the critical Athenian,
"Now, answer the riddle, if you can. Tell us what the unstrung
bow implies."
The man looked at it for several moments but had no idea what
point Aesop was trying to make. The moralist explained, "If you
keep a bow always bent, it will break eventually; but if you let
it go slack, it will be more fit for use when you want it."
So it is with us. Our minds and bodies are like the bow. When
constantly under pressures of everyday life, we can eventually
break. We need to loosen up; we need time to take the pressure
off and relax.
Former baseball pitcher Dutch Leonard might have put it a little
differently. He once said that the secret of great pitching is
not speed or the ability to throw curves. It's the "change of
pace." The average batter will soon learn to hit a pitcher who
continually throws the same kind of pitch. But it's hard to hit
against a pitcher who changes the pace of delivery. That change
of pace gives a pitcher the edge over the best of batters.
A change of pace likewise gives us an edge in life. Taking time
to watch the clouds, enjoy a breeze, take a walk, read or just
slow down is necessary if we are to be our best later. And a
regular day of rest is as important as regular sleep. It's a way
of taking the pressure off.
To be your best, make sure you change your pace. It may just be
the change you need.
Steve Goodier
8 comments:
Ditto!
Great article Beverly thanks so much for sharing.
*Abby
Great article and good advice!
An excellent article and I plan on taking it to heart.
No kidding. I'm just back from shopping at the......MALL. It was very much a change of pace and I am soooo glad to be back home.
I never saw many things th at I did not want.
but I'd take a granddaughter like little Ella! What a sweetheart.
What a timely post as we head into the most hectic time of the year.... and the time of the year we desperately need to change our pace and consider Christ's birth and undeserved gift He gave us.
I like this way of thinking. I sometimes forget to slow down. To relax or just have some fun!
I loved this post Bev!!
I did a little change of pace today and am feeling much better about things!!
Sometimes it is just the ticket!!
:-D
My overachieving husband is struggling to learn how to unwind. Typically, I have to take him out of town every two or three months, if possible, because he will work seven days a week. Some of it is inside, at his computer, and some is outside (he's a land surveyor). Because of the field work, his blood pressure is great, and his cholesterol is ridiculously low (119 total). And he can eat anything he wants, durn 'im!
But relax around the house? Oh, that's a struggle. He knows he needs to; he just doesn't know how. He's learning, though, so there's hope for him.
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