Is Faster Always Better? - August 29

Are you ready to bring more rituals of connection into your life? In today’s 5 Minutes in Nature, Liz reflects on the simple acts of writing and receiving letters, and visiting the library to gather information. She observes how these slower forms of communication—once an ordinary part of life—are now missing, and with them, some of the depth in our human connections. Her reflection invites us to consider: is faster and more efficient always better?

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Thanks 🙏🏼 Liz
We need a balanced mix of both. My thoughts…..
Over centuries ways to speed things up have always been looked for.
The letter deliverer could get the letter there faster by horse back than the one who walked.
A man wanted to fly like a bird so we have planes but we have gone out of our realm of what a human is by wishing to be a bird…. Dissatisfaction or curiosity ?
Maybe as humans we are not designed to go any faster with technology than we currently are. Our earthly bodies can’t assimilate it … or maybe they can and that is the next stage of evolvement.
What will the world be like in another 25 years time ? And will people still be in the ‘slow cooking lane’ or all of what we know and do from our youth be lost ?
Personally I prefer the ‘slow lane’ with appropriate bursts of speed when they are required. A balanced mix.
We can’t always have that though as we are reliant on others to be in the same lane we choose at the time.
Thanks again for this chance to ponder 🤔
I love letter writing and can still recall that delicious feeling of excitement to open the letterbox and find a hand written letter from one of my sisters or kids. It is a beautiful art we can’t lose.
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I still love to hand write things and find there's a better connection with and to my thoughts by this method rather than the disconnect I feel if I'm typing on a computer. I always imagine my thoughts flowing down my arm to my hand and taking shape on the paper in my handwriting. I also much prefer to read from paper rather than a screen. Paper is much more tangible and easier to follow along with than reading on a screen. Plus you get that wonderful paper smell! 🙂

Rituals, and 'unhurried time' are 2 of the pillars of my new direction. Working with women who feel lost, disconnected, and overwhelmed to rediscover their purpose and voice, and begin their next chapter, grounded and empowered by their true passion. And wow, when I read back over that it that sounds like a perfect elevator pitch! Might have to jot that down. And thank you for the inspiration to find these words!

It’s a bit of an interesting coincidence, but I had a conversation with my six-year-old grandson last night about the lost art of letter writing. We also discussed what life was like before cell phones and computers… he was intrigued, and also astounded! I agree, there is value in ritual and slowing down. I am going to send him a letter! Thanks for the nudge Liz. 🙏🏻