The document provides ten tips for befriending time, focusing on mindfulness and connection with oneself and others. Suggestions include practicing breath awareness, engaging with nature, and taking regular breaks for rest. It emphasizes the importance of compassion, music, and spiritual wisdom in fostering a positive relationship with time.

1. TEN TIPS AND POINTERS FOR
BEFRIENDING TIME

2. 1) Rest in the breath while letting go of all thoughts, concerns, plans, worries, and
preoccupations.
2) Be mindful of the physical sensations you feel right now.
3) Feel the good earth beneath your feet or the seat that cradles you.
4) Chant a mantra or sacred phrase again and again, with pure, undivided concentration
and focus.
5) Make eye contact with another being, and feel compassion and loving-kindness for
whomever you are with.
6) Smile at someone, hug someone, or help someone
7) Go outside and make contact with nature through the sky, clouds, trees, a flower, a
body of water, the earth between your fingers, or any other manifestation of the
magnificent natural world.
8) Read sacred worlds from the world’s wisdom traditions and scriptures.
9) Take a break, a sacred pause, an “honorable rest”—whether for Sabbath or just for an
hour or two—at least once a week if not every day.
10) Listen to music, sing, dance, pray, and play.
Now breathe, smile, and relax…You have time.
~from “Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now” by Lama
Surya Das
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