How To Slow Down, Hurry Less, and Do More
“An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth” Bonnie Friedman
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“I need to take a sacred pause, as if I were a sun warmed rock in the centre of a rushing river” Dawna Markova
I really loved this quote, and it got me thinking about how much we hurry through life, and what a wonder it is to find and hold our centre of calm in amongst that rush. Life can be fast paced- and it is easy to get swept up in the rush. We rush to work, rush to get dinner on the table, rush to get that final chore done before the end of the day. Can we slow all this down, and learn to create a life of ease and peace in amongst the chaos?
In today’s Slow Sunday Letter, I want to talk about shifting our energy, being kind to ourselves and taking control back so we can slow down, hurry less and do more! So, grab a cuppa, get cosy and let’s get started!
To Live Unhurried
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?” ― Francis de Sales
Hurrying is such an unhelpful feeling but one that is familiar to all of us. Between family, children, work, running a house, having a social life, regularly exercising, fulfilling our passions and hobbies and still having a enough time for ourselves, it is so easy to get overwhelmed and stuck in a really negative head space.
Life is busy, and some weeks we can be stuck in ‘catch up’ mode. I get sucked into hurrying more often than I would like. I hate being late, and I also catch myself flying through tasks as fast as I can in order to make time for everything. That uncomfortable sense of being behind, can easily spiral into rushing, which then turns into stress and anxiety.
Why do we hurry? Does it even help us achieve all that we want to?