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This gold!!! Totes my jam! Lets sit ❤️

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Bless you! I am so glad that this resonates with you. Let's sit any time and pause together.

May you have a lovely gentle week ahead.

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My soul needed this today 🤍

I am deep in the exploration of what slowing down actually looks/feels like for me and reading this is the closest I’ve come to it feeling real. A tangible slowness that makes sense, rather than just a concept or ideal. Thank you 🙏🏻

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Oh thank you. That is the most beautiful compliment. Bless you. I am so happy that I was able to write something so tangible and real for you.

In honour of your journey.

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This was so beautiful Sam it gave me reason to pause, to BREATHE and allow. This week has been intense and I am still integrating much of the teachings from it. I have felt the warmest of invitations to sit with you here and know that everything is as it should be, that everything is ok and all is well. Thank you so much. 🙏💫❤️

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You are always welcome to sit with me, Louise. The tea will be poured, the rug will be ready to be placed upon you, the view out to my balcony awaiting your gentle gaze. May your week ahead be gentler, softer and may there be more moments to pause and deeply breathe out. In kindness. x

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Thank you so much Sam, I replied to your email, I hope you received it. x

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Oh my goodness, Sam, this was amazing! I felt so entirely refreshed after reading it. In addition to the slowing down, I also love that you are having Spring now and I was with you enjoying all your blooms and green beauty. This was the medicine my soul needed. Thank you!

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Oh bless you Jenna. Thank you so much for sharing what this post meant for your heart and soul. "Medicine my soul needed" That is soo special to read. Thank you.

I love that you are at the end of Autumn and we at the end of Spring, and together the cycles turn and we can both share each others cycles. This makes me smile.

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Thank you for restacking my post @Allyson May you have a lovely gentle day.

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Love this Sam. I’ve been learning to deepen my relationship with “slowing down” the last few months. Really allowing myself to rest and breathe deep whenever I need it. It’s been healing and I want to do more of it. I’ve historically been wired to be in fight or flight most of my life and so always wanting to be “doing doing doing”. One of the things I wrote in my poetry book a couple years back was “Where are we going so fast? The finish line is death” lol!

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Thank you for sharing this Vipul. I too can relate to fight and flight, and the stress and anxiety that comes with that. And then societies expectations that we need to keep going and doing and doing and going and and and...

What do you do to slow down? What are your rituals? Movements? Awareness strategies?

I do love your words "Where are we going so fast? The finish line is death." It's a bit ironic isn't it?! Have you read any Terry Prachett books -The Disc World Series? It is a childrens/teen book, although I believe it is for anyone really.

One book in particular is called "Mort," and Death is one of the main characters. Oh, how funny, true, appealingly divine he writes about Death as he gives him a character, a personality a depth that is both true and real and appealing and wholesome (well to me anyways!) Makes me want to promote this book just so people can "befriend" death in a more tangible way. (A bit off the topic, yet I thought I would share!)

Thank you Vipul for sharing your journey and for sharing how my post resonated with you.

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Thanks Sam! YES, just S L O W d o w n! So simple and yet at times so challenging to let it happen.

I loved the part about the different greens. Totally related. I see the same thing in my garden. What a gift to drill down, to see beyond the generalized scene. To view the details, the textures, the various colors and their tones. Truly a piece of art work, isn't it?

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Thank you for sharing your words Julie. Life is full of colour and variety. It is a journey to be discovered and enjoyed, not to be completed quickly!

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YES YES YES!!! I love this conversation...

To see beyond the generalised scene to the subtle, to the tiny details, to the nuances. Nature really is a piece of art - to be enjoyed and meandered gloriously into.

Thank you for sharing.

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Thank you for the reminder to just be during this hectic time of the year!

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You are very welcome. May you have a gentle, soft day today and may the coming festive season be calming for your soul and loving for your heart.

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Bless you and thank you. I am so happy that my images were soothing for you in this time of healing.

May your recovery be empowering, and may the slow gentle walks you do help to rejuvenate your mind, body and soul in many wondrous way.

In kindness.

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