A balanced life has a rhythym. But we live in a time, and in a culture, that encourages everyone to just move faster. I’m learning that if I don’t take the time to tune in to my own more deliberate pace, I end up moving to someone else’s, the speed of events around me setting a tempo that leaves me feeling scattered and out of touch with myself. I know now that I can’t write fast; that words, my own thoughts and ideas, come to the surface slowly and in silence. A close relationship with myself requires slowness. . .
A thoughtful life is not rushed.
— Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother’s Memoir
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Smiling. Exactly.
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Riptide. Such a great word to capture “this” feeling…again, you grabbed it by the throat with a word. Amazing.
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Love this, David.
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Me too Jean, thank you.
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Loge feels better … when not rushed!!
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I love her message.
No surprises!
Although that photo makes we wonder 🙃
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🙂 Yes…
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Never rush.
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Love this. Miss reading your abundantly delicious posts.
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Hey Vicki. Thank you. Miss you over here…
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