Slow Down

Our lives are scheduled on a tightly wound clock, always running from one event from the next. I am the worst offender of this ever moving world we live in. I pack my schedule as tightly as I can. Any down time I have is slightly amazing, and I often just take a nap. 

As a piece of this new year, I want to try and slow down. Take things in and enjoy life in everything it is. What a lovely day it would be to just go sit in the woods and watch the winds blow through the trees. Or to let water trickle through your toes, dancing over your feet, listening to the steady rush of a river, basking in the sunlight. 

I want to slow down and take photographs. Capture the essence of joy found in the people I surround myself with, find the beauty in nature, and see the world through a different lens.

I want to slow down and do yoga. Learn to breathe and be one with myself. Give my core the power and strength it needs.

I want to slow down and snuggle up with a good book and a steaming cup of coffee. Let myself dive into another world, soaking up the words and caffeine in a single swig.

So now it's time to start, well...I guess stop, and try to slow down in this ever spinning world we are all a part of.