Fresh Eyes…
Fresh Eyes…
Years ago Kathy, my receptionist, would be the last of my employees to leave the office after all the patients had been seen and our work completed. She would stick her head in the lab where I was still working and say, “Dr. Smith in the morning you will have fresh eyes.” She was right. I have a hard time knowing when to quit. ‘Taking it easy’ is hard for me. I tend to have two speeds: full throttle and stop. This trait can be successful and productive but it has a down side too. Unfortunately, we lost Kathy far too soon but I still remember what she told me.
In this age of electronic gadgets and when multitasking is the norm, it is healthy for me to ‘slow down,’ ‘take it easy’ and looked at the world with a quiet mind. Yoga has helped me to ‘be present’ in the moment. Exercising the habit of taking one moment at a time, gives me fresh eyes. Then I do see things, people and circumstances more clearly. I am still learning…Lord help me.