On slowness
In the process, we have learned irreverence toward the sun and the seasons, for in a world made up of seconds and minutes, the authority of nature is superseded. Indeed, as Mumford points out, with the invention of the clock, Eternity ceased to serve as the measure and focus of human events.
Neil Postman • Amusing Ourselves to Death
Wow.
Evolution works on the principle of survival of the fittest, not the fastest.
Farnum Street • In Praise of Slowness
Book notes from The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry from John Comer
“If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you
busy”distracted #mowWe have an infinite appetite for distractions (Aldous Huxley)
People are too busy to live emotionally healthy, well-adjusted lives
Distinguishing healthy vs unhealthy busy
God didn’t create hurry, it’s Antichrist.
Love
What does it mean to rest in our sorrow?
As the future becomes more tenuous, I want to teach my child to enjoy the planet right now. I want to teach him how to laze in the grass and watch the clouds without any artificially imposed sense of urgency. Many of the ways I have learned to live well in a chronically ill body — by taking the present moment slowly and gently, letting go of
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