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Sweet Slowness

Liza Palmer
Oct 25, 2021
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Good Morning you “maybe a few little holiday decorations can’t hurt” lovelies.

In trying to think about what to write today, my mind kept going back to this mantra I mutter when it’s going to be A DAY… “Slow and steady wins the race” I say to myself as I struggle to accomplish The Next Right Thing.

In the Before Times, I would mutter this mantra when I had a particularly big To Do list, or when the tasks felt just beyond my reach somehow - either in scale, vulnerability or some lovely combination of both. There was something hidden in the simplicity of the words that got me to extend a level of grace to myself. Somehow, it reminded me to go slow, without also burdening that slowness with judgment - a truly Herculean accomplishment.

But lately I’ve found myself muttering, “slow and steady wins the race” just about every morning and all throughout the day. A canary in the mine, I began to fear that the little muttered mantra signaled some kind of mental descent (which it very well could), but I think it’s actually something else.

I think it’s actually about me learning how to extend non-judgmental grace to myself regardless of “how hard” the task is. As if - somewhere along the way in the wilderness of these past 18 months - I’ve begun to learn that it shouldn’t require struggle or pain in order to access or unlock grace and generosity. That the sweet slowness of life can just be something I get to have. WE get to have.

May we all step into this next month just a little slower, and a little sweeter.

Each month, I’ll gather:

❤️funny tweets

🤩stuff to watch, read and listen to

🤝great follows on social media

🌈 music to soothe

🕯calming things

*****

❤️

Twitter avatar for @kaywawiceкαуℓα 🍒 @kaywawice
Who’s idea was it to have this rehearsal dinner at an aquarium? This dolphin has just been starring at the food
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October 7th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @gordihyenaGordi @ BLFC!!!! @gordihyena
My roommate got super stoned a couple weeks back and found out you can order a personalized big toblerone. He immediately forgot about it until it showed up last night
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September 14th 2019

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Flight attendant: Do we have a doctor on board Me: I have a PhD in mathematics Flight attendant: one passenger is having a heart attack and one passenger is having an asthma attack Me: *nodding* that makes two

October 7th 2021

17,192 Retweets155,033 Likes

🤩

  • Over the weekend, I got to be a part of the wonderful Surrey International Writers’ Conference. It’s always a highlight of my year* (*life) and I’m still in a daze, but the one thing I need everyone to do is read THIS short story by Carys Davies that Karen Lord recommended. Dear lord I…. it’s exquisite.

  • I watched two really interesting documentaries this past month - one on Roald Dahl and one on James McNeill Whistler.

  • Some recent lovely, harvesty playlists I’ve been listening to are: Jazz in the Background and Tuesdays with Ashley and Spooky Study Buddies.

  • I’ve also really loved this Lo-Fi Beats (for ghosts only)… it’s lovely in the background.

  • The final season of Insecure premiered last night and… phew.

  • Yes, we've all listened to Adele’s incredible new single, Easy on Me. BUT, have you listened to it reimagined as an 80s song?

  • Every season of Sex Education just keeps getting better and better.

  • Also - Sex Education’s Soundtrack? Get outta here.

  • You know I love a cozy mystery, and My Life is Murder’s second season came at the perfect time.

🤝

  • Follow Yumi Sakugawa for wonderful art, books and insights.

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A post shared by Yumi Sakugawa (@yumisakugawa)
  • Follow Kendra Austin - tbh, she’s been one of my favorite recent follows for SO MANY reasons.

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A post shared by kendra austin 🍒 (@kendramorous)
  • Follow the Anatomy of Therapy for really good, accessible exercises to help all of our backs.

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A post shared by The Anatomy of Therapy (@theanatomyoftherapy)

🌈

🕯

  • I can’t really link to a lot of the stuff I’m buying, because most of it is for holiday gifts BUT:

  • YES, I’m on strict mug restriction, but … looooook at em.

  • I will be ordering SEVERAL of these This is From Roy panetonne. You know… “for the holidays.”

  • IT’S TIME

🥰 I am here. Together, we will endeavor to just do the next right thing. 🥰

See you on the last Monday of every month.

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