Take Time

My family (my mom, my dad, my sister and my niece) was in town this week from New Jersey. What a joy it was to spend time with them. Taking time out for family and friends is important to me. Thinking about that fact, reminded me of an Old English Prayer that I thought I'd share with you this week. Enjoy!

Take Time

Take time to work.
It is the price of success.

Take time to think.
It is the source of power.

Take time to play.
It is the secret of perpetual youth.

Take time to read.
It is the foundation of wisdom.

Take time to worship.
It is the highway to reverence.

Take time to be friendly.
It is the road to happiness.

Take time to dream.
It is what the future is made of.

Take time to love and be loved.
It is the privilege of life.

Take time to look around.
It is too short a day to be selfish.

Take time to laugh.
It is the music of the soul.

--Old English Prayer

Comments

[Geoffrey]

Hey maria,

very interesting prayer. You mentioned that it is anonymous, but do you have any reference where you got it from? I am triggered by the wisdom in the prayer and would like to use it as one of the main themes in a training I am developing.

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NOTE FROM MARIA GRACIA

Geoffrey, It's all over the Internet if you do a search, with several variations. So unfortunately, I don't know where it originated.