What would it be like to attend more faithfully to the inner voices that speak to us of the way our body wants to move through this day, the gentle tempo of our heart, the slower gait of a stroll--rather than a punishing marathon--through the events of the day? We presume that pushing the pace of our day is the only way to make it through, to get caught up, to get things done. Yet how many of us have found, when all external pressure is relieved and we are left to our own natural rhythm, that we find we can actually get more things done, more easily and effectively? . . . Can we imagine beginning our day with a gentle intention to set the pace of our day, the speed, the way we move in the world, the way we make our choices, attentive to the reliable inner rhythms that guide our body and heart?
From Wayne Muller's A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough:
What would it be like to attend more faithfully to the inner voices that speak to us of the way our body wants to move through this day, the gentle tempo of our heart, the slower gait of a stroll--rather than a punishing marathon--through the events of the day? We presume that pushing the pace of our day is the only way to make it through, to get caught up, to get things done. Yet how many of us have found, when all external pressure is relieved and we are left to our own natural rhythm, that we find we can actually get more things done, more easily and effectively? . . . Can we imagine beginning our day with a gentle intention to set the pace of our day, the speed, the way we move in the world, the way we make our choices, attentive to the reliable inner rhythms that guide our body and heart?
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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