How 3 months at a Benedictine monastery set me free from the time-pressure paradox

What is the time pressure-paradox? It feels like we never have enough time, and yet we’re doing more than ever. When I toured the early 20th-century caretaker’s cottage at the Rockefeller family’s historic Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont, the guide explained that the caretaker’s wife and three daughters took the entire day, every… Continue reading How 3 months at a Benedictine monastery set me free from the time-pressure paradox
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Published on February 20, 2019 12:36
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message 1: by Marian (new)

Marian Beaman Tracy, I am so happy you have benefited from the Benedictine monastery, releasing you from time pressure. How I long for such a retreat. Perhaps my day will come.

How interesting that you typed your first novel on an IBM Selectric, with which I'm very familiar. Thanks for the videos and helping me to visualize freedom from the stress of a to-do list as I approach publication. Blessings too on the transition!


message 2: by Tracy (new)

Tracy Marian wrote: "Thanks for the videos and helping me to visualize freedom from the stress of a to-do list as I approach publication."
Marian, I'm so happy for your soon publication. I hope all goes well for you, and may you sail through your to-do list with minimal stress and much grace.
Blessings!
T


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