dailydatewithgod

I am not sure how acutely aware I was of the speed of things until I started to work in technology.  Living in Los Angeles where the experience of a freeway becoming a parking lot is an everyday occurrence,  there is a distinct experience of slowness. However,  it is something I expect so it does not affect me the way it would someone who is not used to it.  Most of the time, I simply surrender to it.  I presume there is some inherent value I am experiencing in the slowness of traffic because I am in it.  I ask God to help me see it as God sees it. When it comes to the Internet connection or the time it takes a program to load  on my phone, there is a distinct frustration.  The expectation is speed.  There is no room for slowness.  The rub with this is in its tendency to flow out into other areas of our lives.  I find myself getting frustrated by how my life at work or in relationships are not moving quickly enough.  Nature moves at a slower speed.  When we take a step back from the speed to which we have become accustomed and slow down we are able to be present in life as it is happening.  There is space to experience it and take it all in.  If we are in such a hurry to get to the next thing, we find ourselves not being where our feet are.  To embrace the slowness of life sounds almost painful but only because it stands in contrast to the fast paced dopamine hit we have trained our minds to need.