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taking a moment

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As I sit here, scarf around my neck and a steaming cup of tea close at hand, I know by the way my head is spinning that I wasn’t able to outrun the cold and flu season. Drat!

Now, more than ever, it’s time we pause and take a moment. To slow down. To let our bodies rest. To give our mind a few minutes off. To look around, breathe deep and appreciate the little things. No matter what is going on around us.

I won’t be telling your how many days there are until Christmas, I promise. Instead, I will urge you to move more slowly. To give yourselves a little extra time to get to the places you are going. To drive more carefully than usual. To try to keep your mind on only one thing at a time. To avoid distractions. To exhale.

If we all use our collective energies to slow it down a bit, maybe we’ll actually feel it in the air. All of us together, taking a moment.

In honor of the day…this day I declare is the day for slowing down (why not?)…share an image of calm, of peace, of stillness. Show us what it means to use your camera as the tool to take a moment.

I’m feeling a little bit better already, aren’t you?

Comments

  11. Tracey, I hope you feel better quickly. I'm sure slowing down will help. By huge coincidence, I had already decided last night that I was going to stay home from work this morning so I could do some pleasurable Christmas tasks and lighten my load for the balance of the week. I've been moving too fast! "Slow down, you move too fast . . . "

  14. I took my four year old for a pony ride a few months ago at a neighborhood ranch. After taking dozens of photos of her, I briefly turned my head and saw this little moment of serenity.

  23. Yesterday I took a day off to plow through a few things left on my to-do list. I was racing racing racing all day to accomplish as much as possible and then it came time to do my assignment for Picture Holidays. I moved this ornament to hang low on the tree and as I laid on the floor to get the shot, it was still spinning. I had to force myself to be patient and wait for the motion to stop and in that moment, I found a bit of peace. http://www.flickr.com/photos/anngeedee/5264896247/

  24. i painted the walls at work and suddenly found a new inspiration. i am working on a photo project, using my non iPhone cellpone camera, which i LOVE – my version of Polaroid, i sometimes think. i haven't been this excited & inspired in years – the images + photoshop are satisfying the non-producing painter in me. more than satisfying.

    this is the first shot of the project, back in november, about silence and that moment at the end of the day when you say ahhhhh.

    http://emmatree.blogspot.com/2010/11/late-birthday-evening-lily-in-my-lap.html

  25. This post couldn't have come at a better time! Last night I was feeling so dreadfully overwhelmed, realizing how soon Christmas was, how little I have done, and that I'm not sure how I'm going to possibly make my money stretch as much as it needs to! Haha. But seriously. Beautiful post, and I think I will take your advice, and make some time for me tonight. <3

  43. I am all for slowing down. We are all so busy that we have forgotten how to enjoy life. The problem is that many of us have overloaded our plates and we feel guilty for taking time to stop and smell the flowers. I vote we all hit the florist!!!