SLOW ME DOWN EASE THE POUNDING OF MY HEART BY THE QUITING OF MY MIND. STEADY MY HURRIED PACE WITH A VISION OF THE ETERNAL REACH OF TIME. GIVE ME, AMID THE CONFUSION OF THE DAY, THE CALMNESS OF THE EVERLASTING HILLS. BREAK THE TENSIONS OF MY NERVES AND MUSCLES WITH THE SOOTHING MUSIC OF THE SINGING STREAMS THAT LIVE IN MY MEMERY. HELP ME TO KNOW THE MAGICAL, RESTORING POWER OF SLEEP. TEACH ME THE ART OF TAKING MINUTE VACATIONS--OF SLOWING DOWN TO LOOK AT A FLOWER, TO CHAT WITH A FRIEND, TO PAT AN ANIMAL, TO READ A FEW LINES FROM A GOOD BOOK. SLOW ME DOWN, LORD, AND INSPIRE ME TO SEND MY ROOTS DEEP INTO THE SOIL OF LIFE'S ENDURING VALUES THAT I MAY GROW TOWARD THE STARS OF MY GREATER DESTINY. FROM THE HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE, HOLOGRAM (Alan) and try to remember for the sake of peace; Remember that the jerk who cut u off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children. Remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young person who can't make change correctly is a worried 19- year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester. And, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who you said really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares. Remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking ur shopping progress are savoring this! moment , knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together. Remind yourself each day that, of all the gifts you give others, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love. Remember that you remembered to do this without the help of some god someone else thought up for you to follow, by using fear-- you did it on your own because your a good person to begin with. the bad comes from the hate of others that religions subtly teach you are not as good as you and that they are "evil." the first step in the justification of violence and wars. it will never change and anyway it's all lilke tears in the rain when you die. but, it's really hard to think that humans can be so hateful when all they really want is someone to love them!!! but, to each his own, or, c'iet la vie We are never happy with objects or accomplishments. We only think so. This is why the wealthy are always wanting more and we feel we must brag about "things." But, in fact happiness is always in front of us- it isn't the end but the means that satisfied us. As soon as the accomplishing is over there is always an empty sensation few recognize and try to overcome by the brag, which makes it all the worse. It's the doing, not the done that fulfills us. Forget about everything accept the "DO." What do you think of all that bullshit? We only gain wisdom when we stop listening to "me, me, me." I'm not so nieve as to think that that is easy after all we assimulate on the way to developing the personality. so much for hologram lectures. LMAO