The Discomfort of Going Slow in a World That Rewards Speed

It isn't peaceful, at first. It's disorienting. And then, slowly, something else.
On releasing what no longer fits — the identities, habits and expectations inherited before they were chosen. The quiet work of becoming more honest.

It isn't peaceful, at first. It's disorienting. And then, slowly, something else.

There is a difference between stopping because you have given up and stopping because you finally understand that you need to.