With ritual and resources in place, you may begin to generate your own sort of antidote for urgency.
As mentioned earlier: In A Slow Way doesn’t mean moving like molasses.
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Slow is contextual. Slow is textured. Slow doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Slow can be really, really simple. Consider it an exploration of inquiry and curiosity, not only about what’s within you….but with everything and everyone that surrounds you. It’s finding a groove that’s kind.
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Now I’m deliberately using the word ‘collapse’ because it captures what I sense is happening. When I pump the brakes and pay attention to the simple and the good, even if it’s for 5 minutes—there’s a ripple effect. It’s like, if you can’t do everything you’re supposed to do (I mean let’s be real), then just do the one thing. In doing that you’ve opened up a loophole, an opening, to which all the grace can flow through.
So whether it’s the swimming, the dancing, the day-dreaming, the deep restorative rest, you [fill in the blank], it can ignite something satisfyingly grand and expansive, allowing the brittle or over-complicated fall away. It’s worth a try.
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DAY 3 PROMPTS:
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What would happen if I let things be imperfect?
How at ease do you feel in my own body?
How practiced am I in the art of doing nothing?
What do I want to say to my internal critique regarding my desire to slow down?
What’s one ritual/practice/resource that makes sense, that I attune with, and that I will experiment with today?
At what time of day (or night) do I feel most creative, clear, even clairvoyant? (For me it’s often right before I drift off into sleep)
What am I currently or habitually doing at this time? Instead can I use that time to tune in to the practice? </aside>
**Now take a deep breath. Thank your spirit team. Thank yourself. Keep going!
xox Erin**
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