{"id":1272,"date":"2018-09-28T05:54:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T12:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2018-09-28T05:54:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T12:54:38","slug":"just-let-it-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/28\/just-let-it-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Let it Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatday.com\/cgi-bin\/X10\/video.pl?mc18092802KQ27a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/28\/just-let-it-be\/screenshot-from-2018-09-28-05-50-49\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-from-2018-09-28-05-50-49.png?fit=728%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,392\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot from 2018-09-28 05-50-49\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-from-2018-09-28-05-50-49.png?fit=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-from-2018-09-28-05-50-49.png?fit=640%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-from-2018-09-28-05-50-49.png?resize=640%2C345\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-from-2018-09-28-05-50-49.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-from-2018-09-28-05-50-49.png?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peaceful pause<br \/>\n+++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n<p>Take time often to give yourself a long, sustained experience of peace. Let go of all cares, concerns, pressures, and let yourself enjoy the pure experience of being.<\/p>\n<p>There is much you wish to accomplish, problems to solve, goals to achieve, and that&#8217;s great. But you can&#8217;t be going and doing nonstop all the time or you&#8217;ll burn yourself out.<\/p>\n<p>You deserve a peaceful pause. Give yourself one regularly, and often.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, efforts stacked on top of efforts begin to yield diminishing returns. Before you reach that point, stop and refresh your body, mind, and spirit with a time of peace and rest.<\/p>\n<p>Just because you can always stay connected and engaged, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s in your best interest, or anyone else&#8217;s, to do so. Make your efforts more productive, more creative, more effective, by taking a regular break from them.<\/p>\n<p>Allow time and space for a refreshing sense of peace to wash over you, to cleanse you, to fill you with new energy and purposefulness. Breathe deeply, relax fully, be at peace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peaceful pause +++++++++++++++++++ Take time often to give yourself a long, sustained experience of peace. Let go of all cares, concerns, pressures, and let yourself enjoy the pure experience of being. 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