{"id":285,"date":"2014-05-31T15:19:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T15:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becominggreat\/?p=285"},"modified":"2014-05-31T15:19:57","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T15:19:57","slug":"relax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becominggreat\/2014\/05\/relax.html","title":{"rendered":"Relax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first assignments I give to my clients, no matter what their plight may be is for them to go celebrate themselves and relax and be selfish for a moment in a healthy way.\u00a0 I do realize that sometimes a lot of the stress we encounter in life we bring upon ourselves because we don&#8217;t know how to relax and put the stress or demands on the shelf for a while. <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/367\/2014\/05\/dream-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-246\" alt=\"dream pic\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/367\/2014\/05\/dream-pic.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So to help you with this problem, I&#8217;m assigning for the next 3 weeks that all readers of this blog, once a week for at least 2 hours, go have fun or relax, read a book, watch some good mindless tv or hang with friends and talk about silly stuff.\u00a0 It&#8217;s imperative that we incorporate relaxation into our system of living.\u00a0 Remember, at the end of the day it&#8217;s not that serious.\u00a0 We can turn on the news and see people all over the world who would kill to be in our shoes.\u00a0 While I&#8217;m not minimizing each of your experiences, I am causing you to shift your perspective a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Remember we have the ability to not only change our world, but the world as a whole&#8230;.BE GREAT!!<\/p>\n<p>Until Next Time,<\/p>\n<p>Pervis<\/p>\n<p><em>Pervis Taylor, III is an Author, Life Coach, Speaker and Contributor. His books Pervis Principles Volume 1 and 2 are available exclusively on his website: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pervistaylor.com\/author\" target=\"_blank\">www.pervistaylor.com\/author<\/a><\/em><em>. He is the creator of the inspiration\/life coaching mobile app, I-Inspire, available for IPhones, Ipad and Ipod Touch via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pervistaylor.com\/i-inspire\/\">www.pervistaylor.com\/i-inspire\/<\/a>. He resides in New York City. 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