My parents, both busy professional people, have trouble finding time for home maintenance.  On weekends they each make a list of things to be done.  Father's list is never completely crossed off, but Mother's always is.  Puzzled, I asked her how she managed that.

"Simple," she answered with a satisfied grin. "I do the chore first, and then I put it on the list and cross it off!"

        Brenda M. Witt

        Reader's Digest

        November 1985, pp. 84

By learning to time-shift, you can step fully  into each moment. . .  And when you're attuned to the rhythms of your life, each day will become new and spacious, filled with opportunities and the time to enjoy them.

        Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD

        Bottom Line Tommorrow

        Feb. 1997, pp. 5

With immersion in the present comes a sense of the rhythm and flow inherent in each moment.  What's needed now is a conscious effort to time shift--to slow down or speed up your \own rhythm to be in harmony with it.

        Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD

        Bottom Line Tommorrow

        Feb. 1997, pp. 4

Learn how to be comfortable in the present. . .to be awake and aware in the here and now, without worrying about what you should be doing or what comes next.

        Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD

        Bottom Line Tommorrow

        Feb. 1997, pp. 3

The key to substituting calm satisfaction for stress is the ability to recognize the rhythm of each moment and synchronize yourself with that rhythm.

        Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD

        Bottom Line Tommorrow

        Feb. 1997, pp. 3