Embrace ritual.

Slowly sink into space and time. Set a mood.

Savor each step. One by one.

No rush. No need to hurry.

Nowhere to be but here.

Now.

This.

Light the incense. Inhale and let it wash over you.

Exhale. Let it go. Whatever it is.

This is your moment. This is where you should be.

Say a prayer (or set an intention if prefer).

“Love/God/Spirit/Universe,

thank you for today. Please be with me.

Help me to touch the deeper places of creation.

Help me shed the urgency of the future,

the tyranny of the clock,

the fabricated weight of my own judgement.

Help me let go and find what lies underneath,

the gifts of my singular vantage point on this ball of stones and sunlight.”

For THIS is the point:

What you’re looking for,

it’s not about punctuality,

or productivity,

or getting the answer right.

It never has been.

It’s about bringing forth what moves you,

forget how long that takes.

It is what you know you deeply need to share.

You have time.

Slow Down.

Find the path worth taking.

Make it your ritual to find that path again, everyday.

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