08/12/2026
Which idea are you going to incorporate?
It can be hard AF to slow down if you are constantly going. Sometimes, that urgency in a weird way (or maybe it was just me), but it made me feel like I had more control in life.
Life was like “Stay on target” and the more I stayed on that target the more I thought I was winning.
But I wasn’t really. I was missing out on a lot of life. Anything in the peripheral was lost, the juiciness of the experience never had a chance to really develop.
Slowing down really helped me tap into the nectar of life.
Of course I had to do a f*ck ton of shadow work because that also meant giving space for all that had been suppressed.
And yeah, there was “blood, sweat, and tears.”
But there was also beauty. Pleasure. Curiosity. Connection. The unexpected.
The things I couldn’t see when I was so damn focused on getting to the next thing.
You don’t have to overhaul your life to start slowing down.
Choose one tiny place to interrupt the rush today.
Let your coffee brew without checking your phone.
Walk a little slower.
Look at the tree.
Take the long way around.
Pause before you answer.
Let yourself actually be where you are.
Which one are you going to try? Tell me in the comments.