― Jack Johnson
One of my out-of-town Kindness Muses sent me an article
about "Slowing time" and it triggered my thinking about the kindness
in taking things just a little more slowly.
October seemed to be a crazy busy month, culminating in
the rush-rush of getting out the door to trick-or-treat. The costumed children and their parents
seemed to be out even earlier this year -- as early as 4:30! When I was a child, we waited until it got
dark to trick-or-treat. Yes, I know
things change, but we seem to live in such a hurry...
Soon, it will be December and then things truly become a
blur as we rush through life on our way to Christmas. But I am wondering if perhaps in November --
the month of giving thanks, we can be kind to ourselves and to each other by
slowing down. We could look at each
other in the eyes a little more. We
could take a few breaths or moments of meditation before tackling our day. We could slow down long enough to give thanks
for our blessings and the many kindnesses that come our way. I could be wrong, but I think there is
kindness in slowing down.
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