On a scale from 1 (very slow) to 10 (extra fast), how do you feel about your life?Almost everything in our modern lives today has to be fast. Food, relationships, and leisure activities - everything is always in the fast lane. Today, the equivalent of fast has become "convenient." If it's not fast, we find it uncomfortable, old-fashioned, even an imposition.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. Slow is a very subjective word. Ask 10 people about their slow life and you get 11 answers... :-) Maybe my expression wasn't logic or clear. For non homesteaders the task "feeding the animals" sounds probably like a tremendous and sweaty task. It isn't. For me, it's the time I awake my mind, stretch the body, get some movement and in rythm. Touching and speaking with the animals is for me the time I feel very connected with Nature. I would consider it a (very strange?) form of meditation. So, in essence my morning routine is very quite and slow too.
Hello Daniel. You might know of the song, Life in the Fast Lane by the Eagles? That was me.
And one day it came for the Piper to be paid just as it was with you. Not the exact same scenario, but physical and mental health were definitely involved.
I was given many chances to change until it was life or death. I chose LIFE 🌞
I'm not going to say it was easy because it wasn't. Reading through your article, it reminded me of all the changes that I had to make in my life as well.
I agree the basics like good quality clean food, adequate sleep and movement/exercise are nonnegotiable and the best place to start.
As the clock continues to tick and life goes on, I look back and see how truly blessed I am now.
Sounds like you are too!
Thank you for writing this article to educate others that may be entangled in that same web 🕸️
To be honest I'm not very familiar with the Eagles and their songs. But I found it on YT and I remembered it.
I'm so sorry to hear you had similar health issues. And I'm more than happy to hear you chose life. Your confirmation that it's the small steps and the energy intake that matters the most made my day. Seems, we know things others don't yet, but should.
We certainly can't change the past. But our future is nothing but the summ of todays decisions. And we still have so much to learn.
Gratitude became an everyday task. And yes, I'm truly blessed too.
Thank you so much for this kind comment. It's these incouraging words that motivates me to do the work on Substack and elsewhere. Thank you for taking the time to engage with me! I certainly have the best readers here!!
I'm on board with most of what you said. Let's talk about morning rituals. I consider morning time, my time.
I get up well before I need to leave the house, and SLOWLY take care of my body. This is slow living.
20 minutes of yoga, 10 minute meditation, 20 minutes workout. Then I meander to work and arrive slightly early.
As opposed to leaping out of bed and sprinting to get to work, which one is slower?
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. Slow is a very subjective word. Ask 10 people about their slow life and you get 11 answers... :-) Maybe my expression wasn't logic or clear. For non homesteaders the task "feeding the animals" sounds probably like a tremendous and sweaty task. It isn't. For me, it's the time I awake my mind, stretch the body, get some movement and in rythm. Touching and speaking with the animals is for me the time I feel very connected with Nature. I would consider it a (very strange?) form of meditation. So, in essence my morning routine is very quite and slow too.
Hello Daniel. You might know of the song, Life in the Fast Lane by the Eagles? That was me.
And one day it came for the Piper to be paid just as it was with you. Not the exact same scenario, but physical and mental health were definitely involved.
I was given many chances to change until it was life or death. I chose LIFE 🌞
I'm not going to say it was easy because it wasn't. Reading through your article, it reminded me of all the changes that I had to make in my life as well.
I agree the basics like good quality clean food, adequate sleep and movement/exercise are nonnegotiable and the best place to start.
As the clock continues to tick and life goes on, I look back and see how truly blessed I am now.
Sounds like you are too!
Thank you for writing this article to educate others that may be entangled in that same web 🕸️
Dear Kathleen
To be honest I'm not very familiar with the Eagles and their songs. But I found it on YT and I remembered it.
I'm so sorry to hear you had similar health issues. And I'm more than happy to hear you chose life. Your confirmation that it's the small steps and the energy intake that matters the most made my day. Seems, we know things others don't yet, but should.
We certainly can't change the past. But our future is nothing but the summ of todays decisions. And we still have so much to learn.
Gratitude became an everyday task. And yes, I'm truly blessed too.
Thank you so much for this kind comment. It's these incouraging words that motivates me to do the work on Substack and elsewhere. Thank you for taking the time to engage with me! I certainly have the best readers here!!
THANK YOU.