SLOW LIVING

“In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.” ~Pico Iyer

Moving slowly speaks to our nervous systems of safety, to our adrenals of rest and recovery, and to our minds of simplicity. It’s not possible to encapsulate the health benefits of moving slowly.

May I encourage you to continue to work on accepting your slowness in a society that values speed. Maybe going slow is your small, quiet act of revolution. Maybe it’s your political statement.

To this day, the awe I feel in response to the beauty of the natural world, be it rainfall, a big lightning storm, or the sea, tethers me to life.
My pursuit of awe through the beauty of the natural world has qualities of a thirsty person looking for water in the desert.

The pursuit is more like a desperate, flailing, last resort because it feels as if my life depends on finding—or creating—beauty. I move slowly in my pursuit—in part because I have no choice, in part because I don’t want to miss anything, in part because I find small things healing.

So i’m going to continue to support you all in finding moments of slowness because I see how healing it is.

I’m going to continue to go outside and seek beauty. I’m going to continue paying attention to the shifting light, the changing colours of the leaves, the flowers that are blooming, the lifecycle of the monarch, the smell in the air.
See you out there?
Namaste xo