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13 Inspirational Slow Living Quotes That Will Transform Your Daily Perspective
“I would like to spend the rest of my days in a place so silent, and working at a pace so slow, that I would be able to hear myself living.” - Elizabeth Gilbert
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished” - Lao Tsu
We are just as much a part of nature as the sand on a beach or the droplets from clouds. Learning to embrace the flow of the universe and trusting the path of life you are given is one of the most fruitful journeys to embark on
“I don’t say no because I am so busy. I say no because I don’t want to be busy.” - Courtney Carver
“Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you” - John De Paola
“Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you're left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy.” - Leo Babauta
“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” - Francine Jay
The ultimate goal once you dig deeper is not money, but freedom, not mass admiration but personal connection and love. Or like this quote says, less to do instead of more you’ve gotten done.
Living slowly at first can cause confusion and even guilt. It has the effect of giving us more time to ponder the bigger important questions.
Taking more time for yourself to be mindful, meditate, and practice consistent self-care can give us the understanding we need of ourselves and our true desires to craft the lifestyle that would be perfect for us.
Often times that elusive dream life can be much closer than we realize when we take away all of the other materialistic desires that society has convinced us to think we need or want.
“Slow living, therefore, includes simplifying one's life and savoring the present moment.” -Einzelgänger
“If you can eliminate it, You’ll have more time, and more tranquility. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘is this necessary?’” - Marcus Aurelius
“Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Slowing down is sometimes the best way to speed up.” - Mike Vance
Allowing yourself the time to rest and slow down can prevent you from getting burned out and needing much more time to recuperate. Simplifying your life can also give you much more time and energy to do more things that are actually important to you.
