Sprinting. Slowing down means that you stay with emotions rather than wave at them as they sprint by the retail window. You walk out in front of them and make eye contact. You respect their presence and listen to what they have to say. Journal Prompt: If I slowed down and stayed with my emotions I would hear...

Innate. We all innately know that there is something for us if we slow down. Journal Prompt: What’s waiting for you if you slow down?

When. I am never more aware of my need to slow down than when I am applying lotion after a shower. What is the race about? Who is holding the blessed stopwatch? Slowing down requires moments of awareness that check your speed. Journal Prompt: I am most aware of my need to slow down when...

Slowing down is the conscious decision to stay present and feel. It means processing and experiencing rather than burying. Journal Prompt: I would like to bury...

It takes a lot of work to slow down, actually too much, that’s why we don’t. Slowing down asks you to do emotional work. Thus speeding up and distraction is born, avoidance. Emotions tucked and stressors on simmer, slowing down feels threatening. Journal Prompt: If I slow down I confront...