I so needed to read your writing about slowing down and devoting our attention to the in-between moments. I find myself perpetually ramping it up "to an eleven" like you said, just out of habit, not out of necessity. There's a performative nature to it all - to appear like I am the kind of person who society will deem worthy and "successful". It's good to re-root in what is real which is that being present for what truly matters is what life is about.
Quoting Mary Oliver, titling this after Olivia Dean. I feel like I’ve met a mirror to the stuff that lives in my brain! Thank you for writing this. You’ve a new subscriber in me.
“Rushing only gives the illusion of time” - what a great reminder that I will carry with me. Thank you for sharing.
I keep discovering ways to slow down to be more present. It’s crazy that we need to relearn this…
I so needed to read your writing about slowing down and devoting our attention to the in-between moments. I find myself perpetually ramping it up "to an eleven" like you said, just out of habit, not out of necessity. There's a performative nature to it all - to appear like I am the kind of person who society will deem worthy and "successful". It's good to re-root in what is real which is that being present for what truly matters is what life is about.
Quoting Mary Oliver, titling this after Olivia Dean. I feel like I’ve met a mirror to the stuff that lives in my brain! Thank you for writing this. You’ve a new subscriber in me.
Thank you Elise - this made me smile xx