Whenever I feel rushed or impatient, I know something’s off.

That I’m thinking I “should” be somewhere else.

It’s always my sign to slow down.

To remember that life is only ever happening in this moment.

And that the only step there ever is to take is the one right next one.

And when I tell myself that's not good or fast enough, I’m seeing the moment I’m in as an inconvenient, bothersome obstacle that I need to skip over as fast as possible to get somewhere better.

Which means I’m rushing past the real stuff.

So I’m trying to slow down instead.

To sink into whatever’s mine right where I am.

To remember that the moment I’m in is already an alive one -- as real + actualized as any other.

And that there's magic in the slowness: deeper rhythms + bigger questions + richer feelings.

So how might you slow down today?