Hello and welcome. So we've honored The Fool at the beginning of the month and we're motoroing along to tax time—both of which can be unsettling in their own right. So let's take a moment to collect Our Selves and consider the concept of
speed—the impact it can have on us and our own ability to adjust it as needed.
"Slow down to speed up." Read that again. Really? Yes. Though it seems counterintuitive, it actually works well by not only focusing but also broadening our perspective at the same
time.
Think about it. How many times have we all rushed through a task, a moment, a situation— in a hurry to "get there"—to create a resolution, to support our agenda, to have our needs / wishes met?
We can all recount the details we overlooked, the possibilities we blew right by, the other / better options that we didn't even consider. When we rush to get to that "end point", we can even compromise the very process we're moving through.
Think tortoise vs. hare.
The tortoise wins because he's kept a steady, focused, slower pace. The hare, on the other hand, is so far "ahead" that he checks
out and takes a nap—literally losing his place, and ultimtely the race.
When we're willing to adjust our pace and stay in the moment, all kinds of possibilties are open to us. We can course correct, shift gears as needed, and keep our process flowing with much more ease than
when we insist on barreling ahead to "get there".
Can you "Slow Down To Speed Up" (2:40)?
