Posts tagged slowing down
Slowness as a practice

I’ve got a little story for you. 2006 was one of the biggest years of my life. It started out mellow enough with setting a few intentions here, voicing a goal or two there and by the end of it I’d bought a house, gotten married, and was a newly enrolled holistic nutrition student flying back and forth from Oakland to NYC to attend monthly classes.

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Slow and steady keeps me sane.

Wake up, jump/roll out of bed and slam into your day. Eat something. Rush around trying to get as much done as possible. Check Instagram. Compare yourself to others. Eat something. Attempt to check a few more things off your to-do list. Beat yourself up for something you’ve forgotten to do. Eat something. Check Instagram. Feel guilty for not getting enough done. Feel like you’re a barely passable human and most likely failing at most things. Check Instagram. Go to bed.

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