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Simon Ohler's avatar

love you alex, this is so great. so many good ways to show this. doing & being. attainment & attunement. chronos & kairos. modernity & mundanity. there is a time for one, and a time for the other. sending blessings, and may your apples be sweet.

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Alexandra's avatar

Thanks for reading and for your lovely reflections, Simon! May your apples be sweet.

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Cynthia Rylander Crossen's avatar

I love this, Alex! One of life's greatest luxuries is to be able to "take your time" -- not hurrying gives you rich full time. Here's a song on the theme:

https://cynthiasongs.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DIS-001-Slow_Down.mp3

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Alexandra's avatar

One of life's greatest luxuries is to be able to "take your time"—yes! I love your song, listening to it I am transported to the magic of walking slowly in nature. I will remember this song whenever I am rushing without reason.

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Blake Boles's avatar

Question: are the friends you're describing similar to you (and me) in that they hustled hard in their twenties/thirties, found material success, and now can afford to slow down and contemplate the point of all this doing? Is it only us young hustlers / fortunate entrepreneurs / low-income dirtbags who enjoy this luxury of seriously entertaining such questions?

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Alexandra's avatar

Hmm good question. I do see this is as a trend in friends who are at least late 30s / early 40s. Certainly living paycheck to paycheck necessitates not slowing down, so I do think there's some material stability that is common as well. There might be something about one's 20s where hustling and accomplishing is good--you need to make your entrance into society, and then it makes sense to start questioning it once you're stable enough to do so (and once you have less to prove).

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Cynthia Rylander Crossen's avatar

I saw a box turtle this morning on the trail, and so of course I had to sing "Slow Down" as I squatted there beside it.

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Alexandra's avatar

Aw I love that. And a box turtle?!! I hope to see one when I'm back. :)

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Igor Pura's avatar

Thanks for this!! I really loved read it in this morning!! Hugs from Brazil ;)

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Alexandra's avatar

Thanks for reading, Igor! ❤️

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Felix Delong's avatar

oh hell yes.

While I love being on a path of constant self-improvement, I love taking it slow.

The constant "hustle" culture is downright toxic.

Just take it easy man. Relax.

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Alexandra's avatar

Exactly. You get it. :)

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Alexandra's avatar

You’re welcome. Thanks for reading!

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