Taking Time to Slow Down

Photo by Maude Frédérique Lavoie on Unsplash

I hope you took today to slow down a little bit. Honestly, I’m taking time to slow down right now. Right here, as I write to you and process. I’ve been stealing moments throughout my day.

I was up extra early and studied Psalm 119 first thing this morning. It helped me start my day right. I took my morning slowly and even fell back to sleep for a bit before I got up to get ready.

My sister surprised me with a gift card to Starbucks and so I took time this morning to leave the house a little early and get a Caramel Macchiato.

Doug came by with our pup Aston over lunch. He had to work on sound baffling the drum cage, so I slowed down to take Aston outside and sit in the sun while she ran around. I have to admit, I didn’t welcome the moment initially. I had a lot to do for work and was actually wanting to work through lunch, but as she ran around in the courtyard, I realized how good the moment really was.

It was a full work day, but I did my best to slow down. Now I’m home. I just ate a plain hamburger for dinner and it was so good. As I write, we have two puppies dozing off and the fireplace running. It’s cozy, but the moment isn’t perfect. I have a terrible migraine and my back hurts. I’ll need to do some exercises to stretch out my shoulder and relieve my ribs after this. I’ll probably roll some muscles with the lacrosse ball. That won’t be entirely fun, but it will be good. It’ll relieve the tension in my body. Then I’ll have some tea to soothe my sinuses that have been a little out of control lately and get ready for bed.

I’m so thankful for my God, my life, this day, my husband and pups, the people around me, and my family and friends. I’m thankful for you reading this! I’m thankful for the moments that remind me to slow down. That’s how I’m getting back to the basics today. I’m slowing down and taking note of all the things I’m thankful for. I’m taking care of my body, mind and soul.

I’m recognizing that I have a choice and I have control over my life. You have control over your life. If you don’t feel like you do, write it on a note and post it to the wall to remind yourself. That’s what I did and I read it most mornings.

In the meantime, I hope you take time to slow down, even if it’s in this moment as you read this post. Take deep breaths. Remind yourself what and who you’re thankful for. Treat yourself well. Turn off all the notifications and do what you need to find peace and live well and richly today. You have this moment. Sleep well tonight.