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When I was little, a theme in some of my dreams was that I could control time. Now, thanks to movies
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When I was little, a theme in some of my dreams was that I could control time. Now, thanks to movies like About Time and Click, I know that we likely shouldnât be able to control timeâwe canât be trusted with that, can we? But I admittedly still constantly think, âtime is going by wayyyy too fast!â Slow it down.
Stop my toddler from growing, sheâs learning and changing at warp speed!
How am I almost to my 3rd trimester of this pregnancy? Oops, the wall calendar is still on May?! Will I blink and be 40? What happens if I blink again? Hereâs the hard, yet freeing truth: Life is short. In the grand scheme of things, itâs true! But it doesnât have to FEEL short. Most of how we experience the ticking away of time is based on whether or notâ¦. weâre paying attention. Iâm really new to learning about how to turn this idea into a daily, honest practice (because thatâs the whole point!), so I canât list the 12 Perfect Ways to Pay More Attention & Make Your Life Longer. Heck, maybe they donât exist. But I can say this. The less I worry, the more I enjoy. The more I enjoy, the more I can savor. The more I savor, the less nuances and details I miss. More flavor in every little bite of life.
More awareness of what is IN those bites!
More gratitude for the flavor. And gratitude has this knack for being so pleasant that you want to stay in it. The âmomentsâ get longer because youâre looking at the whole thing.
Tunnel vision be damned! More memories stored of that meal. And the next one. And the next one! And your days become⦠memorable! Even when they are simple or quiet. They can all connect together in a fluid chain, rather than blips on a radar screen. Briefly there, then gone. Making the minutes more juicy, more scrumptious. Doesnât that sound rad? I know when I first heard about it, or about the practice of âbeing more present,â it sounded so GOOD. I knew I wanted to learn how to do that! I was worried I was sucking at it even when I was trying. I knew I wanted to do less scrolling on IG and more checkinâ in with the rest of my senses. I knew my brain would be better for it! Like those long, summer days climbing around a treehouse with my siblings.
Or swimming and splashing in the lake. Being more present sounds good, but, like me, Iâm sure you need that âideaâ to become a practice. A real movement, a real method. Something with action, not just a nice idea. And action is usually accompanied by fearâin fact, [this podcast episode]( is one where I candidly talk about the five main reasons we feel fear and how to combat it so we can actually move forward. Whether youâre facing a shift in identity or feeling like an imposter, something tells me that fear can be a voice in your world. [Listen to this]( and feel a little less alone on the journey. Next time youâre attempting to be present, ask yourself to name 5 things you can see, smell, taste, hear, or feel. Name them, commit them to memory, notice them. (This is also an excellent hack for when youâre mid-workout and dying, to take your mind off of the pain, just sayinâ!) We deserve to feel the length, width, and depth of the life weâre living.
We really, really do. With that, letâs learn together. Letâs find ways to savor all the âmealsâ and moments that a day gives us. Heck, letâs make brand new ones! Hereâs to expanding our lives and gobblinâ up those juicy minutes together! Jenna P.S. As always, the more the merrier, so feel free to forward this along to a friend who might need it! Spread the joy! [Unsubscribe]( Jenna Kutcher 340 S Lemon Ave #4227 Walnut, California 91789 United States
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