Have you ever stopped to think about how fortunate you are? Just take a moment. Chances are, if you are reading this, you are ahead of the game. You are, after all, reading English...on the Internet. You probably have electricity. Perhaps you are taking a break at work. (Congratulations! You have a job!) Or maybe you're reading this while drinking fair trade coffee or herbal tea, or an adult beverage, in the comfort of your own home, while children are sleeping (or crawling all over you).
If you're lucky, you finally have a second to catch your breath and answer emails, make phone calls, research your interests and passions, or watch a video. Whatever you find yourself engaged with right this moment, take a minute and pause.
Seriously. Just stop. Look outside the window. What do you see? Close your eyes. Now connect with your senses. Let go of the weight on your shoulders and take a deep breath. You deserve it. What the heck, take two. What do you smell? What do you hear?
Feel better? You should! We live in a world where demands are high and stress collects as quickly as the dust upon the tables at which we set our cutlery day after day.
It is easy at times to feel like we're moving at the pace of a sprinter from Jamaica. However, even Jamaican sprinters sit down for meals...
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