Slow

Another day another freewrite discover prompt.

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Slow is not something we come by naturally in this day and age. Society is all about faster, better, stronger.  But, it’s something I get forced to rediscover regularly and something the world has been forced to come to terms with as of late.

Shopping is slow, there is no where you don’t have to wait in line.

Food is slow and at home.

Days are slow and lazy more often than not.

Shops are often closed at least a couple days a week which is something that hasn’t been the case since I was my son’s age.

And as the world starts to open up again many of us are histant to go back. Partly because of concerns around the realities of reopening, but also because as you get used to living slow, living that fast again becomes unimaginable.

And we shouldn’t have to move that fast again either. Why should we commute when most jobs have been successfully done from home. Why should we work longer days when shorter ones have proven better for many. When closing stores has been manageable.

We all want to keep stepping out on our lunch breaks to walk with our families.

And we should. We need to find more slow in our lives going forward. I’m not sure how but I do know it needs to happen.

We all need to find out calm in the storm of life, and realize that these moments of slow create memories that are precious beyond measure.