Life in a slow lane

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Life in a slow lane

T-3 Days: Friday September 27th 2024

Standing in the big hall, I slow myself, allowing every moment to unfold as I take in the pictures, things,  and the empty space around me. For the first time, I appreciate the chasm between inside and outside. Today, I am an insider; tomorrow, I will be an outsider.

The office is deserted. A planning offsite has drawn away most of my peers, leaving the space quiet and still. I chose not to attend. Execution will go on without me. For me, there is no finish line.

As I prepare to leave, I gather my belongings—the books, notes, and the ancillaries I hadn’t realized I had amassed. Opening one of my notebooks, I see the familiar rhythm of my daily habit: notes marked with dates and my thoughts etched into ink-dotted pages. Through these pages, I see my past life flowing. When we run, we seldom realize the effort we expend or the distance we cover—how our context morphs and how we connect, only to disconnect again.

Today, I am not running. I am walking slowly, immersing myself in the slow lanes of the past. For almost 30 years, this space was entwined with me, inseparable. Now, I strive to create a separation, and it feels achingly difficult.

Beauty must be experienced—not merely seen. Seeing is fast and fleeting; experiencing requires a deliberate slowness. It is in this slow process that something starts to emerge within. I long to capture the moments of the coming days and share. I want to learn to experience moments slowly before I capture them. It’s like the magic a camera does when it captures a sunset. I want to learn that magic.

Perhaps, if we pause for just a moment—to truly look at the empty space between ourselves and the world—we may uncover something precious, hidden in the corners of time.

4 responses to “Life in a slow lane”

  1. sxnandwa Avatar
    sxnandwa

    Awesome and heart felt reading. You captured the moment and vibe of life. Reading this itself has a pause effect.

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  2. gracefullyfading72405695f4 Avatar
    gracefullyfading72405695f4

    So beautifully put : “Perhaps, if we pause for just a moment—to truly look at the empty space between ourselves and the world—we may uncover …”

    Thank you for writing and sharing…

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  3. BSr Avatar
    BSr

    So well-written and apt! Experiencing is not the same as seeing. Or capturing pics to post on Insta. It takes a keen eye and a mindful approach to slow down life, but it also elongates and enriches it.

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    krispy7b711efc70

    I remember this day vividly, coming back to see the empty desk opposite mine. It was a feeling of loss and melancholy, similar to the end of a good book. I look forward to the day when I move from capturing moments for personal and professional growth to truly experiencing each one.

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“Life in a Slow Lane” is an invitation to step off the treadmill so many of us blindly run on. Inspired by Zen philosophy, this blog is dedicated to the art of conscious living and creating. Here, we explore how slowing down isn’t a retreat from productivity but a powerful path to deeper inspiration, clearer thought, and more sustainable well-being.

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