LIVING LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

We are petrified of the slow lane because we have allowed ourselves to be defined by the pace of our lives and our accomplishments. The slow lane does two things: 1) it makes us simply slow down — in our mindset, this means that we cease to be productive, and 2) the slow lane tends to make us sit in the silence — we cannot rush so we cannot do and the silence is ponderous and chilling to us because, for those few brief moments, we are put into a place where we are alone with ourselves… You, too will get caught in the slow lane. It’s inevitable in spite of all that you might do. But perhaps next time, you’ll choose to stay in the slow lane, switch off the radio and thank God for the time He’s allowed you to stop.

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Apr 22 2008

If

Posted by: takeitallaway in Ako Ito!, Araw-araw, Myoozings

If
you can start the day without caffeine,

If
you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If
you can resist complaining and boring people with your
troubles,

If
you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for
it,

If
you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any
time,

If
you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, though no fault
of yours, something goes wrong,

If
you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If
you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct
him/her,

If
you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor
friend,

If
you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If
you can conquer tension without medical help,

If
you can relax without liquor,

If
you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

If
you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against
creed, color, religion, gender preference, or politics,

THEN, you have ALMOST
reached the same level of development as your dog.

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