My Goal in Life is to LIVE IN SLOW MOTION
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.
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.
I mean...
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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Or even...
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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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So fucking...
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much of it...
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Dwelling on our pasts...
even...
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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.
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Tell it girl, when i worked retail they told me to never forget or lose the sense of S.O.U.P. Which stood for sense of urgency people! Now that I don't work in that industry nor that field I still find myself rushing for no reason. Great remind lovely!
I totally understand what you mean. I worked as a waitress for many years and I still find myself running around trying to get as much done as quickly as possible.
I don't think I could ever be a waitress :0
Your job isn't easy. Even so, I don't think it would be worth the money for me!!
You mean Sense Of Utter Panic? I am not the happiest with today's world. It makes me feel like unless I'm in a hurry- I'm not doing a good job! D:<
Thanks for your kindness, everyone needs a reminder that rushing through life is just multitasking through it all <3
Glad you're out of retail!
There is no such thing as "slow down" in the news industry-- so that's why after only a year of working the early morning shift, I ditched it. Because everyone was in such a fucking hurry to be "First" to get the story out, none of us was actually gathering relevant information or organizing our facts in a logical matter. This is why watching both local and national news sucks. Worse still we were under sometimes impossible deadlines to finish a show before going live.
I do not regret watching away from that dumpster fire of chaos. I like having the freedom to choose my own topics and write them at whatever pace I feel like. This is why Steem is like my new home.
If we all took a nice leisurely pace when we create content, think of all the cool unexpected things you could learn and then share. @shello thanks for inspiring us all to come down from Mach 6!
Yo @puddinpaws,
Daaaaaaaamn. Yeah I used to think that's what I was supposed to be doing with my life in the rat race scheme of things, until I realized that I was a human being! There are a lot of news sources that don't wait until the facts are straight to get their publication out. If it is important, I'll find out- TV scares the shorts off of me!
Impossible deadlines are part "ambitious" and part, I need to feel exhausted to validate my work. I'm glad you got out of there, and are using your time wisely for your own endeavors. It's liberating when we find out that the beliefs we held so dear, are incompatible with the reality we want to live in.
The pleasure is mine, thank you for your input for this discussion!!
They say to "stop and smell the roses" once in a while! @shello :)
Very true @diandee!
There is always time to step back and appreciate the wonders around you :D
What a nice discovery you have made out of the examples of others. It is good to realise who we are and that is just what you have done. So inspiring. Nice post #self_discovery.✊✊
Hahah @dazzy, usually the example is myself! It does help though, when I see what I don't want to be like. I should have used #self-discovery as a tag!!!!
Hindsight really is 20/20 <3
Thanks for the inspiration, guess i will check mine too, lol...
This is very good advice and you're so right. We do get caught up in not living our lives in the present and seem to just rush through everything.
Thank you @jusipassetti :D
I feel like if I was in the right now more, then maybe those distant fears wouldn't matter much at all. Planning however, still very important! xD
Well-stated.
I’ve been living at a faster pace for a while, and it really isn’t all that great. Definitely a lot more goodness to be extracted and enjoyed at a slower, sustainable pace...
Thank you for dropping in for a visit today! ❤
I've noticed a little bit of it, at least in your terms of topics and the adventures behind them. There's a lot going on! Sometimes we do need to act in haste, but that's not as often as we make it out to be. I never seen the relation between slowing and sustainability before. There is a lot to draw out with care c:
Really nice post. Like it!! :)
Thank you so much c:
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This is very-very beautiful friends shello, it's amazing, amazing really amazing, hope you keep work, and healthy and success always
Thanks for sharing with us friend.
Keep it up!
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