time awareness
Consider for a moment, the societal pressure to fill every minute of your schedule vs the schedule that brings you the most peace, ease, joy, and comfort. Do they look the same?
On meditation
This Friday will mark my 100th consecutive day meditating.* Though I will say, I probably talked about wanting to start meditating for almost two years before actually committing. My hesitancy stemmed from a few roadblocks, which I explore here.
Through cancer to slowness
As many of you know, though equally many may not know, in late 2018 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. My remaining tumor is stable now, and hopefully won’t grow at all, but I do get bloodwork every 3 months to check on it. All of that to say, getting comfy cozy with uncertainty has been a necessity. A huge part of that comes from slowingggg downnnn. More than I ever realized I needed.