Worthwhile Reminder
Many years ago at the Odin Craft Mill I had picked up a framed poem. How appropriate this now reads for me.
Slow Me Down Lord
Slow me down Lord, ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind
Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time
Give me, amid the confusion of the day, the calmness of the everlasting hills
Break the tension of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing
streams that live in my memory
Help me know the magical, restoring power of sleep
Teach me the art of taking minute vacations, slowing down to look at a flower,
To chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from a good book
Slow me down Lord, and inspire me to sink my roots deep into the soil of life’s
enduring values that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny
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