In the second part of the A to Z of Becoming, S stands for Slow.
Slowing down allows you to notice more, experience more, savour more, enjoy more.
Our lives often seem to fly past at top speed, but that’s partly because we are on automatic pilot, or so keen to be somewhere else (in time or place) that our hearts and minds have already zipped ahead and the present passes us by almost unnoticed.
I’ve just moved to the Charente region of France, and here they have a snail as a kind of mascot. In fact, one of the nearby villages, Segonzac, is a part of the “Cittaslow” movement – a slow town.
Yesterday, I stopped in at a delightful little cafe in Cognac. They might serve expressos, but the whole experience is delightfully slow. Is that an oxymoron? A slow expresso? Anyway, I recommend it. Sit down, take your time, and slowly enjoy the whole experience!
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