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Barbara Johnston's avatar

This is a beautiful article that I wish I could have read 50 years ago. The majority of my life has flown by in a blur. Now at 78, I’m looking back at all the transformative moments in my life and regretting my lack of awareness of their impact on my decisions and actions. Wish I could join this site and read/learn lmore.

Jamie's avatar

I enjoyed this piece. I had two synchronicities today motioning me to slow down and mark a tremendously huge transition in my life, shedding the old and stepping into a being very unknown to me.

Seraphlyum's avatar

This is such a beautiful article. Really tugged at my heart and made me sit and think. It’s so true we have to take the time out of our overwhelming lives to just… be

Kenya's avatar

Beautiful. Compelling. Thank you.

Howie Ichiro Lim's avatar

A very calming and retrospective piece on how we need to slow down and process the things that are important in life. We live in such a state of constant FOMO that we forget whats important.

Matthew's avatar

Nice essay! We do not always know when those transformative moments occur until we look back sometime later. But when we *do* know, taking the time to recognize them is, I'm sure, healthy on many levels... I have too often missed such opportunities

gaby green's avatar

loved this! it feels like no more than ever these moments of solitude are so necessary

J David's avatar

Fantastic piece of writing

Janice Haburn Shober's avatar

Yes. A spot on perspective. Like reboots in the digital space, we need that pause and reflection.

Emilie's avatar

Very nice article that resonates in this specific moment for me. After moving in this new place, I felt completely empty, emotionally and physically. I needed to take time, slow and quiet time by myself to realize this new chapter. Thank you !

Margaret's avatar

Yes, take time to process events or trauma. Slower living and alone time helps us to cope 🙏

Héctor Coss's avatar

Very good and timely. Congrats, thanks!

bkxd's avatar

in a world of fomo and fast literally everything, its nice to be told its okay to take a breather for myself. in my own 'room of tears' thank you culturist very cool

PER WADD HERMANSEN's avatar

I've started a project, writing about my 24 christmas music favorites. It's not on Substack but in my FB feed. Your text is deeply moving and I remember well an experience I had while listening to one of the albums I'm gonna present for the first time. This experience suits your words perfect. The story I will tell is still in my head, but I'm sure I will place a link to this article. It meant so much to me.