In a world of hustling, efficiency, and productivity, I think I found my life's purpose and that's to slow the fuck down! -And I don't mean to settle down.
It dawned on me recently that if I had one goal for this lifetime it wouldn't be the societal standard of getting married, graduating college, or buying a house (although I would not be opposed to it!). A lifelong goal to me is more of a state of being, than a destination.
Wearing a rabbit cape to go grocery shopping. Life's too short to not be comfy!
What Do I mean by "Slow Motion"?
Now I don't aspire to be the woman in the checkout line holding everyone up because I swear I have exact change before whipping out multiple coin purses. Nor would I long to be the person walking amiss in aimlessness down the middle of a busy sidewalk, forcing others to walk around me- Including everyone on bikes.
What people like these have that I don't ever wish to possess is a lack of awareness to not only others but my surroundings as well. As cruel as it may sound, people like this are not aware of themselves in their own reality.
We can all move and flow at our own paces, without causing a disruption.
When I take my ridiculously long showers, reflective walks, or even when writing a blog- The last thing I want is to rush, to feel that my own life is dragging me along. We've been so conditioned to only care for the result as if the journey must be filled with strife, and the only enjoyment we are allowed to have for ourselves exists at some unforseeable end. If not by immediate satisfaction, then through the lense of struggle- focused only towards the goal after completetion.
My goal in life is to lose the sense of urgency.
I'm not in a rush to reach the end of my life. We use a lot of time doing the mundane, caring for them as building blocks in the foundation, but not the materials that comprise it.
Work Well Under Pressure... But better without it.
I've done some of my best work when I had a deadline and consequences looming over me, but I've come close to miracles when I had lots of time to think and work through each idea at my own pace.
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It's good to have a driving force,
But why do we have to be moved by outside forces...
When we could light the fire within ourselves?
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It always seems that I do a better job when it's something I genuinely want to do.
My goal in life is to move away from acting from fear
to acting from a place of enjoyment.
Do you give gifts because you are afraid?No.
You do it out of love!
The Movies We Project
Have you ever watched a show or seen a movie, where the most significant scene plays out in slow motion? Doesn't it look important?
Living life in full-speed at all times, there are so many things we miss- Doors, and new beginnings, change and possibility.
In those types of scenes, everything exists in crystal clarity, every detail, nuance, and opportunities we would have missed otherwise are present in kaleidoscopic slow-motion scenes.
My goal in life is to become aware of more opportunities around me.
Ever TOO AFRAID to Have Fun?
Like if you allowed yourself a moment of surrender to your interests, to your creativity, that you could easily lose days or weeks? Whenever I want to learn a new game, or draw, my mind immediately snaps back to
what I'm doing after...
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What I could be doing INSTEAD.
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To live life fully embracing one thing at a time, my focus wouldn't waver away from what's in front of me. My mind would cease to wander astray from the things I care about and love.
My goal in life is to experience more full immersion (without constantly looking over my shoulder to the clock behind me)
I want to become so obssessed with living, that thoughts that aim to pull me away from the present melt away.
We spend so much time...
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Dwelling on our pasts...
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dreaming of our futures...
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that we forget...
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To live right now.
Everything we have to show for ourselves, that demonstrates our successes, our achievements...
We can't take any of that with us.
To me, living in slow motion... is to live fully in the moment.
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And once we are there,
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In "the moment"...
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Can we acknowledge...
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and appreciate...
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life.
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Enjoy life.