Slow Down!

Jen's post pointed me in the direction of Ode magazine this morning. Of course I just had to go trawling through their archives to get a feel for what they're all about.

One of their past issues was "Slow".

Life doesn’t always have to be about rush, rush, rush. Many people are discovering slow as the answer to a out-of-control world. Not in an effort to swear off modern life, but in order to enjoy it more. Ode explores a new movement.

It's not a new movement, but it's one that too few of us take notice of.

I know I dream of slowing down, of spending hours cooking and eating good food with family and friends, of wandering instead of rushing, and doing nothing instead of multitasking. But when push comes to shove, I fall back into my old habits of quick food, no time - and it leaves me exhausted. I'm still struggling to find that all-important balance.

Go read this article and take it as a challenge to rethink how you're using your time today.

::more thoughts::
I have to wonder if sometimes our lack of connection in our attempts at worship is an offshoot from our rushed lives. We want fast food, fast religion, multi-task worship/play spaces - and then wonder why the one hour we attempt to worship in, once a week, doesn't work for us.

Slowing down, slowing our entire lives down!, may just be the shot in the arm we need to redirect our lives, to refocus on the things that matter and the One we should be all about.

(Something similar mentioned by Conrad today after a visit to Furness Abbey.)