"Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my
mind. Steady my hurried pace. Give me, amidst the
day's confusion, the calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the
soothing music of singing streams that live in my memory.
Help me to know the magical, restoring power of sleep.
Teach me the art of taking "minutevacations"...
slowing down to look at a flower, to chat
with a friend, to read a few lines from a good book.
Remind me of the fable of the hare and the tortoise;
that the race is not always to the swift; that there
is more to life than measuring its speed.
Let me look up at the branches of the towering oak and
know that it grew slowly and well. Inspire me to send
my own roots down deep into the soil of life's endearing values...
that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny.
Slow me down, Lord."
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