A personal journal
Notes on making things, paying attention, and finding a little room to think.
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A few small ways to make more room for noticing what is already here.
From the journal
Slowing down does not need to become another project. Start with one ordinary thing: take the longer route home, sit by a window without reaching for your phone, or give a cup of tea your full attention. Nothing dramatic changes, and somehow the day feels a little more like your own.
The first draft is a place to put the idea down, not a verdict on whether you can do it. Make the crooked sketch, write the clumsy paragraph, try the recipe before you own the right pan. A rough beginning gives you something real to respond to, and that is often where the fun starts.
I used to think the answer had to be something impressive. Lately it is smaller: a long breakfast with a friend, an hour to read, a walk with no destination. The question is less about finding more time than noticing where the time we already have is going.
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