seeking stillness
inspiration for the long hold
seeking stillness
I remind her we have some of our best downloads in the spaces between thinking—when shampooing our hair in the shower, or taking a walk to look at the Christmas lights, or laying on a yoga mat.
uploads and downloads: the uploads are what happen when we’re living in the moment, collecting experiences, but we also need to make time for the downloads, connecting dots
Here, in my late thirties, I want to learn his nature-slowness. This, for me, is a change. It is the opposite of the kinds of drama that used to make me feel reassuringly alive. But I think I’m finally getting it. This kind of living isn’t the absence of story or of life. It’s just a story happening so slowly you can’t really see it taking place. I
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