Good ol’ Facebook memories popped up with a quote I shared many years ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t reference where it came from, and it was so many years ago that I haven’t been able to remember it. But a part of the quote mentioned that we desire life to move at a sprint when all the while it’s moving at a stroll.
And I quite like that.
I find my yearning for things to happen is often felt with a hurried desire. I want that thing now. I want that celebration to happen now. I want to figure that skill out now.
Now. Now. Now.
My lack of patience is met with life’s slow, calm stroll. Things come when they come, and my hurried desires cause me to miss the blissful journey. Time will always feel like a thief in reflection, but in the moment, things don’t actually seem to happen all that fast.
So, perhaps I take off my running shoes and trade them for bare feet. Maybe I take the uncomfortable bare steps of slowness and feel every bit of discomfort as I lean into all the sensations of being fully present. I relish it when I find comfort and peace in going slower and meeting life’s pace on our slow stroll.
The desire to hurry still surges at times, but I can tame it, calm it, and transform it into contentment.
May you find time this month to slow down. To still move and progress, but to do so with awareness, enjoying the stroll to your destination.
Warmly,
Kylie Larson, MA, LPC
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