I'm tootling along in Norway, trying to stay out of my own way, decided to check into my rarely visited FB page and I see a post from a friend from The New City along the lines of "12 Steps to Zen serenity." I like Zen Buddhist stuff because there is such an emphasis on slowness and completeness. The list was along these lines:
1. Do one thing at a time.
2. Do it deliberately and slowly.
3. Do it completely.
4. Leave plenty of space between the things that you're doing.
5. Make time for sitting.
Man, why do I forget this stuff in my rush to move 1000 miles per hour?
The Zen Steps continue with suggestions like Live Simply and Be of Service. You know, stuff your English teacher used to say: Better to do one thing well than many things poorly.
It isn't rocket science this serenity stuff. It wasn't invented yesterday.
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