Slow Living: A Simple but Powerful Form of Healing
âIn an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.â ~Pico Iyer
On a college orientation trip, at the age of eighteen, I hiked the 100-mile wilderness of the Appalachian Mountain Trail, and my trail name was âcaboose.â Slow and steady from behind was where youâd find me. That was my way. I was typically the last to camp, but I could go all night when necessary.
That wasnât my first experience being the slow one in a group. When …