“Embrace the unhurried pace of life, for it is in these moments that we truly live”.
As the week begins anew, I find myself savouring the quiet simplicity of this Monday. Coming off the heels or trainers of International Women’s Day and the recent celebration of Mother’s Day, the pace of life seems to have quickened with events and emotions running high. Yet, today, I feel the urge to slow it right down, to breathe deeply and to embrace the ordinary moments that make up the fabric of everyday life.
There’s a certain comfort in returning to the rhythm of normal life, in letting go to the highs and lows of the past few days, and simply relishing in the simplicity of the present moment. I was marching over the pavements with the Ridgebacks earlier, thinking about my "To Do" list, but my thundering headache was my body’s way of screaming “Just let it go Tanya”!
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