Slowing down

I live my life in fast forward. Always hurrying to get to the next thing. It creates anxiety in me and my family when I do this. There's always tension in the air. Time seems to pass by so quickly.

I can pinpoint 3 reasons as to why I do this to myself and my family.

1. I'm a people pleaser. If I'm late or if I miss something, I will let people down.

2. Procrastination. This is a big one!

3. We have way too much going on.

This has been my life... until now. I started reading this book called 1000 Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are and it has rocked my little world. There are so many nuggets of inspiration, beauty and truth. The main theme of the book is to live life with a constant sense of gratitude. Eucharisteo. It is truly life changing to live this way. To see everything as a gift. To stop and appreciate the little things.

To slow down.

So, I've been trying this new way of living out. And I really like it. Thinking ahead a bit so that I'm not rushing around at the last minute. Slowing down the pace so that I can enjoy the little things that happen along the way. Removing things from the schedule that I don't really have time to do anyway. Letting the house get a little messy. Fully entering into the moment instead of always thinking ahead.

My desire is to continue moving in this direction until it becomes a way of life. A beautiful, more peaceful way of life.