Take Time Poem: Timeless Wisdom from My Mother's Kitchen, 60 years

Take Time 

Take Time to Think  -  It is the Source of Power

Take Time to Play  -  It is the Secret of Perpetual Youth

Take Time to Read  -  It is the Fountain of Wisdom

Take Time to Pray  -  It is the Greatest Power on Earth

Take Time to Love and Be Loved  -  It is a God Given Privilege

Take Time to Be Friendly  -  It is the Road to Happiness

Take Time to Laugh  -  It is the Music of the Soul

Take Time to Give  -  It is too Short a Day to be Selfish

Take Time to Workl  -  It is the Price of Success

Take Time to Do Charity  -  It is the Key to Heaven

This Poem hung in my Mom's Kitchen for 60 years.

This episode honors a mother's timeless wisdom through the lens of a cherished poem. We explore ten essential life lessons that encourage listeners to embrace joy, emotional intelligence, and the importance of time. 

• Honoring a mother who lived 90 vibrant years 
• The power of taking time in daily life 
• Ten lessons from the poem "Take Time" 
• Importance of laughter and love in recovery 
• Reflection on emotional intelligence vs. IQ 
• Encouragement to live fully and appreciate every moment

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:01

Here we are, one week later still honoring my mother. We are going to make this short and sweet. We do encourage you to laugh every day, to work hard and to love unconditionally, and to always, always, remember recovery is beautiful, your EQ is your IQ and you cannot outthink an emotional issue. And join the Facebook group Recovery Freedom Circle. So my mother passed after living 90 years on this wonderful earth, and one of the things that always hung in her kitchen for over 60 years was this poem called Take Time. These are 10 things that each person should and is capable of doing each and every day.

Speaker 1: 0:57

Take time. Take time to think it is the source of power. Take time to play it is the secret of perpetual youth. Take time to read it is the fountain of wisdom. Take time to pray it is the greatest power on earth. Take time to love and be loved it is a God-given privilege. Take time to be friendly it is the road to happiness. Take time to laugh it is the music of the soul. Take time to give it is too short a day to be selfish. Take time to work it is the price of success. And take time to do charity it is the key to heaven. So I wish everyone to implement all these. Take time thoughts and have a wonderful day. Think of the 1% in recovery, think of my mom and know that she's in heaven. Keep pushing and keep trying to live your best life and live and have that life is wonderful. With that we're going to end this episode of the 1% in recovery.