06/03/2022
Day 2 - Slow Down…
In order for more peace and positivity in our lives, we need to slow down, do less, relax, and be in the moment.
We live in a fast paced hectic society where we are glorified if we continually do more, make never-ending checklists, and fill our schedules with endless activities and a stream of items to do.
Take time today to do less. I don’t mean you should be lazy or lounge around wasting your precious time. You can still be productive when you clear your schedule and free yourself from checklists, appointments, meetings, and other obligations. Work is important, but it is not more important than your family, your health and well-being, and your overall peace and happiness.
When was the last time you watched a show or movie with your spouse or family in the middle of the day? When was the last time you stopped to smell and talk to flowers? When was the last time you played at the playground with your children or grandchildren? When was the last time you read a book - ALL DAY long? When was the last time you had a picnic or looked for shapes in the sky, finding cool images and creatures in the clouds? When was the last time you worked in the garden and planted flowers, fruits, or vegetables.
Sometimes we need to help ourselves slow down, even if that means scheduling time off from work, forcing ourselves to do with less or without and making tough decisions to prioritize what matters most in life. We frequently must choose between good, better, and best. Often it is not a choice of deciding between right and wrong or good and bad. More often than not, we have several really great options and we must decide what is truly the best use of our time.
To help share peace and positivity every day, I have decided to share a simple peace and positivity post every day for the month of June.
Each day, I will share one of my relaxing peaceful music videos from my YouTube channel that features relaxing music I have composed. I will also share a motivational poem I have written as well from one of my motivational poetry books.
Day 2: Today I want to share my music video for my piano solo, “Ocean Breeze” and “Ambience.” These are both from my album, “Chasing Clouds” - https://youtu.be/qraXXKUvSq4
Here is a poem I wrote, titled, “The Journey Before Me” from my book, “The ‘As If’ Principle (motivational poetry)”:
The Journey Before Me...
By Jerald Simon
(From The ‘As If’ Principle (motivational poetry)
The Journey before me is a difficult one It’s a perilous path to walk.
It is laden with thorns and treacherous traps, strewn with glass and rock.
Pitfalls surround me, the darkness engulfs me, black as night is the day.
Terror abounds and sickness compounds frightening my health away.
Calamities come, decay descends, Sorrow stays too long.
Disease ensues, my spirit’s sink and everything turns out wrong.
Yet up ahead in the distance before me I see the light of day.
The darkness fades, the sickness subsides, my troubles have gone away.
Though terrifying the trail may be,
my spirit is strengthened, my soul is set free.
Ignorance turns to intelligence, fear turns into faith.
Troubles turn into triumphs - in life this is commonplace.
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