The Relaxed Soul: Needing Down Time
By Dr Paul Haider 
When we run we feel hurried, when we have too many things to do we feel stressed, when we have deadlines we feel overwhelmed. Modern life is pushing us to the brink, in the past man had time to sit, think and be at peace. Socrates had the time, Hippocrates had the time, Plato had the time, and even the tribal people of New Guinea have the time.
If we go back just 100 years everything was different, less running around, less deadlines and less stress. People are dropping out of society because of all the stress and strain, they don’t want to be part of the stress ladened society any more. People are building small homes (150 to 200 square feet) putting in solar panels, wind turbines, water collection devices, disconnecting from the grid, and living with less… but at the same time having so much more.
Modern man must decide when enough is enough, he must stop and decide if happiness is more important than life style. The life of a farmer, orchardist, dairyman, fisherman, oysterman, and other agrarian life styles are drawing people from all walks of life. Because they know if they keep meandering down the path they are on, they will lose what they value most of all… their sanity and peace. And it’s interesting that in Near Death Experiences that no one comes back talking about money, to the soul money and status are not important.
There’s an old saying, “Be Peace” it’s not Doing Peace.
What do you value most of all? What kind of life style do you want? These are questions modern man must answer because modern man is part of the Divine Understanding of God, The Tao, The Universe and the Cosmos.
Dr. Paul Haider is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development & Herbal Medicine. He’s the author of many books, having created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared on radio shows and television. His books “Relax into Success” and “21 Ways to Live a Stress Free Life in Only 21 Days” have sold countless copies.
