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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
August 22, 2023
The focus for today is:
I choose to slow down into a calmer experience of life.
Today's inspiration was written by Julia Paulette Hollenbery:
In an attempt to keep up in an increasingly fast world, we are always on the go, non-stop doing, grabbing coffees and rushing lunches . . . We are in constant motion, fingers active if not our whole body, while our mind is split between various things.
Slowing down does not necessarily mean physically slowing down and stopping. It means vibrational slowing, so that mind and body can connect at a similar pace and together work well.
This is slowing down out of the fastness of stress, of agitated nerves, speeding thoughts and tensed muscles. Slowing into a more unified focus, a calmer experience that is more satisfying for ourselves and others. When we stop rushing, we become aware of the presence of the present.
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
Slow: The Medicine of Slowing
Written by Julia Paulette Hollenbery.
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of slowing down your mind and your body (today and every day)
Comment from Marie: When I feel rushed, I start feeling confused and maybe even panicky. I just can't seem to think properly, to keep focus, to be at peace internally... My mind and body feel like they're short of breath. So, when I realize this, I stop and take some slow deep breaths, which in itself slows me down.
Our focus for today: I choose to slow down into a calmer experience of life.
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RELATED BOOK: The Healing Power of Pleasure
The Healing Power of Pleasure: Seven Medicines for Rediscovering the Innate Joy of Being
by Julia Paulette Hollenbery
Hidden just below the surface of ordinary day-to-day reality lies an abundance of pleasure and delight. By learning to look beyond your daily challenges, you can ease your stressed mind and body and rediscover the magic, mystery, sensuality, and joy that is possible in everyday life.
The Healing Power of Pleasure combines scientific fact with ancient spirituality, insight, humor, and poetry. This book presents an invitation to reawaken your body, realize the depth and web of relationships within which we live, and embrace the pleasure, power, and potency that arise when we look inward as well as confidently relate outward with the world around us.
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About the Author
Julia Paulette Hollenbery is a bodyworker, therapist, mystic, healer, and facilitator. For more than 25 years she has guided countless clients into deep confidence and self-authority. Passionate about sharing her life-long love of the mystery, real sensual relationship, and the life of the body, Julia lives and works in London.
Author's Website: UniverseOfDeliciousness.com/
