“The most important thing is not to let yourself get impatient. You have to figure it’s going to be a long process and that you’ll work on things slowly, one at a time.” — Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood)
One thing at a time.
The world really tries to make you into a machine. Pump out work. Lose weight fast. Change bad habits in just 30 days.
Why can’t we take our time?
Why can’t we sit in the process and feel our way through? It’s one thing to put it off because you’re scared. It’s another thing to take time learning the environment. Learning what feels right and taking time to speak up when things feel wrong.
Give yourself permission to stop and smell the roses. Give yourself permission to take it slow. Florence Given just shared a podcast the other day titled The Art of Lingering. At one point, she says just practice taking a seat on a park bench somewhere and just sitting. That’s what I want in my life. I want to linger around in my work and my parenting. I want to watch bees build nests and listen to the water rush by.
I’m beginning to think I was created for the writer’s life.
Jayne.press 
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