Lifestyle Design » learn to relax http://hadituptohere.com Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Important Things In Life… http://hadituptohere.com/the-important-things-in-life/ http://hadituptohere.com/the-important-things-in-life/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:39:08 +0000 Adam http://hadituptohere.com/?p=799 Here’s a copy of an email FWD I just received. I think it holds some valuable lessons…

Especially for those who live in busy, fast-paced cities, like myself.


I’m out in Tucson, AZ right now, for a friend’s wedding. I’m having a great time, busy, relaxing, seeing beautiful things, and learning a lot. It’s good to unwind sometimes. Sometimes busyness (the cups of tea, and sand) help you re-align focus, determine priorities, rid anxieties, and all in all get back on track.

caduceus tasting room: jerome, AZ

caduceus tasting room: jerome, AZ

Remember…..

When life seems difficult, your dreams are having trouble manifesting, you feel confused as to how to do something, or even what to do next, the matters of real importance need to take priority. By harmonizing the important things in life, you will gain the clarity necessary to accomplish the little things…

Enjoy the post…

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Fr. ——————————
Date: Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Subject: Fwd: Two Cups of Tea
To:



Begin forwarded message:

Subject: Two Cups of Tea

TWO CUPS OF TEA:

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough,

remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of tea…
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “yes.”
The professor then produced two cups of tea from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life…
The golf balls are the important things; your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions; things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.
The sand is everything else; the small stuff.
“If you put the sand into the jar first” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18 holes. Do one more run down the ski slopes.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first; the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the tea represented.
The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of tea with a friend.”

Share this with some friends and family. I just did….

To your unconventional success!
Adam Shields
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I do have plans to put together an album sometime in the near future. It’s part of my plan for building a life according to the things I love to do. In my last post How To Sell Stuff, I talk about HOW to making money doing these things. :0) Extra income right….

If you haven’t read How To Sell Stuff yet, then first check out the song, and the Japanese site (in English), then go read the article. You can make some extra money. Who doesn’t want that?

You can listen to one of my favorite compositions here: Check it out. Go on…. click it! :)

It’s a mellow track, designed to relax you. It’s an emotional song, expressing some of the “sad

and happy blues” to quote Billie Holiday.

Check out the site too. It’s the site of a Japanese artist, Michi Inaba. She’s a very talented artist, who I know pretty well.

Hope you enjoy :0)

Relaxation is a fundamental part of doing what you love. It builds clarity, confidence, focus, and resolve.

We live in a hectic world, where we’re all too often bombarded by over stimulation of the senses.

It’s good to unwind sometimes. Take a break from our anxieties.

To your unconventional success!

Adam Shields

PS. I hope you have good speakers attached to your computer. There’s a lot of “low end” in the song that you’ll miss otherwise.

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I was eagerly browsing the web and bumped into this interesting article giving 5 tips for stress reduction.

Who doesn’t need that!?

I thought you might enjoy it.

http://www.routes-to-self-improvement.com/21NUReduceStress.htm

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