I decided to start slower than usual this year, no 30 day challenge or Dry January or Veganuary.
Slow Down.
This is still the hardest thing for me to do. Maybe it’s the A.D.D, maybe it’s Capitalism, maybe it’s human nature. Why is it so important?
I’ll ruin the ending, when I slow down, I go faster.
It’s like the zen saying, “You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day. Unless you’re too busy, then you should sit for an hour.” If the word meditation is a struggle for you, substitute swim laps or hike or bike. It’s surreal to think you can accomplish more by doing less, and shouldn’t we all be willing to experiment and document our results?
Check out the guys in the picture below.
Sitting at the bar having a drink.
My early prediction for 2024 is this may be the most important social activity of the year. Getting together with someone for a drink. Literally. This can shift depression, increase economic opportunity, and create new possibilities. It can be for a kombucha or a beer or water, these guys could have simply been breathing and it would have been enough. End loneliness.
I’m not saying you or I are lonely, I am saying we have to increase our connection with each other in the real World.
We all need to listen better and more to each other, really hear what is being communicated. Then, Do The Right Thing. Whether that is listen more or talk or share silence and space. Experiment and see what happens.
I’m breathing through the start of the year, asking questions and being ok with the silence.
