slow down. some time ago i decided this. wait. before answering. wait. before doing. no specific amount of time - although its since been heard 24 hrs is the rule. still, wait. until don't feel rushed. or forced. allow marination. planned breathing. when necessary. often. one option
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hum. though. humming isn't always polite. and. humming in thought isn't as therapeutic. option two
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goal: universal collab ~ not necessarily with folks of the universe as with forces of the universe
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target: slow ~ not necessarily as an element of speedometers as much as of calculation
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slow is self consumption in a constant, productive, appreciative, no doubt envied meditation
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living slow is the kind of life you journal. goals. aspirations. journey & lesson. sounds routine. but. no. it's a proactive course of words; seasoned by foresight - rather than. scribbled fury of reaction
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never mind. better yet. 'forget about it' - the forces of the universe compel us, guide us. we need only let ourselves be led. ok, well. there are bad forces of the universe. so. as always, just say no; don't follow peer pressure; and all that good-willed blah blah. when it feels right, and your 'feels right' has been reliable in the past, be led
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these forces scooped me some time back. slow is now my concern (mark of a worry hog), my tribute. to self
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when i decided slow had to become my way. my life. i learned the hard way. what the decision did not mean: now, slow is not late or dumb. slow isn't regional. north. south. those bridges have been burnt and rebuilt. gone issues. slow isn't racial. while so much can be read into the concept of 'slow' on hidden agendas. its origin is in anti gastrointestinal problems: wo'ow
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slow is plan in the outer limits of stress. slow is culture, and its artifacts breathe. true, slow is a personality quirk in some. also true, it's eccentricity on others
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but consumed in its birth, slow is raw genius
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by a rose named tamra
i've been living 'slow' for so long it seemed silly that there was an actual movement - so to speak, created to encourage it. but when i look at my surroundings i realize the necessity. it should be an urgency. it really does seem like humankind is intent to kill itself off. food. sex. thoughts leading to mental instability. laziness. delusions of rights and possessions. our never ending sprint through progress and obsession with making things as tiny and fast as possible. we have become scary. do we even have control of ourselves anymore?not all of us. there are true gems among us. only i wonder if there's a battle between slow and fast, how outnumbered would slow be?
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living 'slow' isn't any different from living, except that - for me - there is pleasure in everything i do. i used to get so mad at stuff. just very mad for the dumbest reason. and things would always work out. i just began to realize that my plan, my urgency in the moment, isn't always what the world or what life has for me. so, being the multitasking, busy body i am. i always have several things on my list of to dos. i keep a stack of projects.
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when life shows me it's not time to do whatever specific thing i want to cross off my list. i move on. do something else. i never rush or force it. i enjoy it, and it really does help on so many levels. i've been doing this so long that i don't feel different or special. not that i ever did. i think i am finally understanding how blessed i've been to naturally flow to 'slow' and maintain the habit.