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Slow Motion A Good Thing?
Reflection:
If you do any significant amount of driving, chances are good that you'll find yourself stuck behind a slow moving vehicle of one sort or another.
With more four lane highways and passing lanes, this is less of a problem than it was during the days of two lane, two way traffic and Air Stream trailer convoys.
Still, for most of us, patience is not a strong point in our high speed non-stop world - even during holidays. But that doesn't have to be so.
In his essay, Driving Meditation, Thich Nhat Hanh describes travel delays (like red lights and stop signs) as gifts. He suggests these delays serve to keep us from rushing ahead of ourselves. They return us to the present moment.
Action:
It's a real mind shift to embrace delays and slow downs in a positive light. But give it a try during your late summer travels.
Who knows what you might discover when you slow down enough to appreciate the journey just as much as the destination?
Quote:
"The idea is not to slow life down, but to calm it down."
-Jim Tunney
Resource:
Thich Nhat Hanh is a regular contributor to Tricycle magazine and a prolific writer on mindfulness meditation. Watch for his work.
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