Tue 6 Jan 2009
Several days ago I discovered “The Power of Slow”, a new blog, created by Christine Louise Hohlbaum, an author, speaker, PR consultant and parenting humorist, known for her Mama’s Musings blog with delightful anecdotes and reviews, and the book, Diary of a Mother. Christine’s new blog accompanies her forthcoming in the fall 2009 book, The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World.” I am sure, it’ll be an interesting book and I will definitely read it because the concept and power of time fascinates me. Pericles said once that “Time is the wisest counselor.” Of course, If it is used wisely.
Christine came up with the concept, “Slow down to speed up.” She says, “It’s not as paradoxal as it seems. Slow isn’t opposite of fast.” She’s right. If you try to do things quickly without pre-planning and thinking, you pave a sure way to failure or unessential results. How can you be efficient in your actions, if you are constantly in a hurry? Who can enjoy any activities in a such a hectic life, if things are pushed to be done fast just to get over and say, “I am done with my obligations!” So, slow down, listen and feel the power of time given to you.
Tick, tock, tick, tock. Time is all around us, constantly moving. Don’t rush it. Don’ t try to catch up with it. You can’t own time, but you can use it mindfully. From the moment you started to read my post you are now in the past and the moment of time you will finish to read it, you’ll be in the future.
In her profile, Christine calls herself a recovering speedaholic who recognized the power of slow while one day was eating ice cream with her three-year-old daughter. “Life is in details,” she says. “Don’t let it whiz by.” So, now she’s helping people, herself and her family to understand “What is Slow?”, to slow down and enjoy their lives.
If you you are not rushing, you have time to enjoy a joyful lifestyle with timeless values. You have time to laugh because you are not under pressure to fast-faster-fastest performance. Japanese, for example, believe that “time spent laughing is time spent with the gods.” Hey, it is just a beginning of a promising to be better 2009 Year! Try to live today in the joyous and patient expectation of good, and hope, it will come. Charles F. Kettering said once, “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.”
Christine Hohlbaum was kind enough to mention at http://powerofslow.wordpress.com my blog, the book and one of my latest posts, “Tips and Recipes for Your Relief Time.” An excerpt:
About a year ago, I was approached by the most interesting person, Svetlana Konnikova, who had written a book, Mama’s Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Life and the Pleasures of Natural Living. It is based on home-made remedies she had learned from her mother and grandmother while growing up in Russia. Today I found her blog, which talks about relief time, a perfect topic for the Power of Slow.”
Around the holidays we tend to overeat or not eat well. Svetlana offers the most mouth-watering ideas to fill your tummy while you fill your soul. She’s the one who told me about the power of pomegranate juice in the winter time. I’ve been faithfully buying what I call my “wellness drink.” Luckily, my daughter likes it, too!
Relief time means eating mindfully. It is tempting to eat in front of your computer or on the run. Take one day this week to eat a meal in peace, and at pace, with your resting heartbeat!
Many thanks to Christine, not just for the kind words about MHR and my mouth-watering ideas for your body and soul, but also for creating such a lively and informative blog.
“Pythagoras, when he was asked what time was, answered that it was the soul of this world.”–Plutarch
“Time, time, what is time? The Swiss manufacture it, French hoard it, the Italians want it, the Americans say it is money, and the Hindus say it doesn’t exist.”–Truman Capote
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