2.25.25 // Slow and Fast
Life exists in the tension between two forces: the need to move and the need to be still.
We are constantly negotiating the space between them... slow enough to be intentional, fast enough to feel fulfilled.
Is growing up the process of learning this balance?
Slowness as Depth: Slowness is presence. It is the choice to be deliberate, to give our attention fully to something. It allows for reflection, patience, and the kind of understanding that cannot be rushed. When we move too fast, we skim the surface of experience rather than sinking into it.
Yet slowness alone can become stagnation. A life spent only in contemplation is a life of unlived potential.
Speed as Momentum: Speed is motion, the thrill of progress, the exhilaration of chasing something just beyond our reach. It brings us closer to our ambitions, pushing us toward fulfillment. Without it, we risk hesitation, analysis paralysis, or the regret of inaction.
Yet speed without intention is chaos. It is busyness mistaken for purpose, motion without meaning.
The Balancing Act(?): Perhaps growth is learning how to shift between these two states... to slow down when depth is needed and speed up when action calls. We find wisdom in knowing when to pause and when to push forward, when to reflect and when to leap.
The river moves fast in rapids, slow in deep pools, but it always flows. The seasons change at their own pace, neither rushing nor hesitating. The breath itself is a rhythm- inhale, exhale- never holding too long to one or the other.
So maybe life is not about choosing between slowness or speed, but about learning to move with the rhythm of what each moment asks of us.
