Live Slowly

I’m here to walk this path with you, showing you what I’ve both learned and then unlearned. Helping you—so you don’t have to repeat my mistakes.

We don’t have to run away from
our pain by staying busy. Fear can drive a lot of what we don’t do.

walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Stand at the crossroads

O = open hands: expectant and yet vulnerable; asking God, “What now?”

W = watchful: observe; being alert in watching out for that pull back to hurry

S = shift: not an abrupt stop, but a slowing down like gears on a bike; a pivot

L = linger: this is a call to pause, to take your time and be present

As J. R. R. Tolkien said, “Little by little, one travels far.”

“Arrange your days so that you experience total contentment, joy, and confidence in your everyday life with God.”

we don’t know what we don’t know. Until we do.

I didn’t realize that letting others down to catch my own breath was also self-care.