The Road to Self Discovery…
Requires nothing but a willingness to show up, and put one foot in front of the other. Every day.
“Life opens up when you do.”—Crest Toothpaste Ad
On a bright and promising January 1, my husband and I took a sabbatical. We left our home in Concord, Massachusetts, to spend six months in the mystical, magical town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
We rented out our home, downloaded some books on tape, and drove 3,000 miles to our new residence south of the border, a place where we could dial it (way) down and watch what happens when we unplug from life as usual.
And what a big reveal it was! From boot camp opportunities in letting go to mind-bending encounters with nature, beauty, and art, the days were as diverse and varied as the cloud formations were at sunset.
We had some days with no internet and some with no electricity (which also means no internet). Some days seemed to go on forever, and others passed in the blink of an eye.
Such was life in the slow lane that half year.
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If you're thinking you have to take six months and move away to some foreign land to have your mind bent in a million different ways, think again.
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If you can find a way to dial it down a notch, tune in to what's hiding in plain sight, and let go of attachment to the outcome, I would wager that you too will have some pretty jaw-dropping experiences of your own, wherever you are.1
But there’s a caveat.
What happens when we go off road into new territory is that our old homing tendencies have a funny way of wanting to redirect into old, comfortable, not-helpful ways of being.
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What might help bring you back to your center?
And stay there?
Ahhh 🏡
Week 2 — Slowing Down Challenge
What you’ve just read comes from “Ease and Breeze,” Chapter 2 of A Year for You — the book we are using to cultivate the first of 5 steps to spaciousness in 2025: slowing down.
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