A sultry, steamy and passionate rumba of a tango

When the music calls for a slow dance

As a friend sits and listens for hours without end

To what the one she loves has to say even if it takes all day.

Just opening our eyes

Sometimes we are slow to rise

And rightly so

Because we need a moment to give thanks for another day

And to contemplate the things that will enter our world
In the hours to come
And as we rise slowly we may consider
How we will accomplish it all.

What is it about things that move so slow

That often goes unnoticed
As if they are insignificant.
Yet they are just as important as all other life happenings.
Society has been attuned, programmed to moving fast and moving faster.

We are too often in a rush, speeding ahead and missing the preciousness of being in the moment.

Living in the beauty of now.

Observation allows us to find that balance at our center

Bringing harmony and meaning to the life we live.
There is much to be gained by observing the things that move and vibrate
out of step
With life’s rollercoaster tempo.

Pay attention and surrender to life

Ever so often
In the Splendor and Simplicity of Slowness.

Rain sliding slowly down the window.

The sun rising at a prolonged pace.

The Snail slowly slithering its’ way down the sidewalk

The clumsy awkward first steps of a toddler

Grass growing, flowers opening from their night's slumber

She moves so slow, the ballerina on toe

Yet there is a beautiful message conveyed

In this art of poignant dance.

An elder whose life has winded down

and contemplations and reflections are coming more
on all of life’s past as he keeps company with the memories that will not fade.
this elder continues his journey while living in all the years gone by
moving slowly and on purpose down the road
He is life’s wisdom and a bridge connection
from then to now that extends and suspends time.

A cool breeze that does not linger

That flows as it blows across our brow on a 92 degrees day and we slowly hold on to every inch of this moment as we long for it to stay.

Slowness has its work to do with us all

Let us greet it sometimes as it comes to visit

Knowing that the coming of slowness

Is an invitation:
To press pause, return to center and regain control of all things that have meaning.

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