Art by Sophia Love StoreySlow down.
Let the noise of the day soften, the urgency fade.
Take a moment to simply be, not to do, achieve, or strive, but to exist with gentle awareness.
Breathe deeply, and with each breath, allow yourself to arrive more fully in this moment.
Look around you.
Take in your surroundings, the delicate play of light or the quiet grace of a passing breeze.
Notice the small things: the texture of a leaf, the distant hum of the world, the way your body feels when you let go of tension.
These are not distractions, they are life.
The richness of your existence doesn’t reside in distant goals or constant motion, but in the quiet, often missed spaces in between.
When you slow down enough, even the simplest moment becomes meaningful.
In that awareness, you reconnect, with yourself, with the world, and with the quiet, lasting peace that comes from simply being where you are.
Written by Spirit of a Hippie
This really resonated with me, so I'm sharing it with you. 💝
Sue xx
I’m sitting in the hospital waiting fir Norrie to finish at the eye clinic. Two people are online having very indiscreet meetings, one man talking on his phone and a group of people socialising as if they were on a night out. I shall definitely employ the advice in the poem when I get out of this cacophony. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI drive my husband for his monthly eye injections and I prefer to sit in our car with a book. It started during covid and I have continued because in the car I am in a peaceful bubble of my own away from the chaos. Must have a book though.
DeleteCatriona - I hope that all goes well, and that you can find some peace and quiet when you escape the hospital. xx
DeleteCarol - That sounds like a very good plan, and time always whizzes by so much faster when you are immersed in a good book doesn't it. 📚
DeleteThat is very lovely and very timely for me...... we've just moved house.......need I say more..... 😄
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon ( was Wales ) x