Slowing Down

13/12/2023 11 min
Slowing Down

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Episode Synopsis

Take a few moments to slow down. Disconnect from the busy-ness of the external world and slow down internally. I shared some words from John O'Donoghue's poem 'For the One Who is Exhausted, a Blessing'.You have traveled too fast over false ground;Now your soul has come to take you back.Take refuge in your senses, open upTo all the small miracles you rushed through.Become inclined to watch the way of rainWhen it falls slow and free.Imitate the habit of twilight,Taking time to open the well of colorThat fostered the brightness of day.Draw alongside the silence of stoneUntil its calmness can claim you.Be excessively gentle with yourself.Stay clear of those vexed in spirit.Learn to linger around someone of easeWho feels they have all the time in the world.Gradually, you will return to yourself,Having learned a new respect for your heartAnd the joy that dwells far within slow time.

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