Go easy.
You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard.
Go in gentleness, go in peace.
Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace.
Frantic behaviors and urgency are not a foundation for a way of life.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to begin. Begin, but do not force the beginning if it is not time. Beginnings will arrive soon enough.
Enjoy and relish middles, the heart of the matter.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done but enjoy the final moments. Give yourself fully to those moments so that you may give and get all there is.
Let the pace flow naturally. Move forward.
Start.
Keep moving forward. Do it gently, though.
Do it in peace.
Cherish each moment.
-Melody Beattie
Go easy on yourself and go with grace.
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our obligations, our busy schedules, our lists of the 'things we absolutely must get done' and we forget about living. We forget that each breath we take is a miracle. We forget to say 'thank you' and smile when we first open our eyes in the morning. We forget how wonderful it is to just be.
(I know I am guilty of all of these things on many occasions.)
We must trust that things are going to work out, that we are a beautiful creation that has a deep spiritual purpose in this life and that being here is no accident.
We must go easy. Slow down. Breathe. Smile. Cherish who and what we have, the experiences of the every day. Each day.
