It’s easy to get caught in the busy-cycle of consume-do-achieve. If we get stuck in traffic or a queue, or need to wait for an appointment or meeting, it’s natural to feel frustrated or impatient. Our mind is already itching to get to the next thing.
But what are we being impatient for? For time to have passed, be over and never coming back? Like the space between meals, between words, between notes in a song, moments we want to discard can become precious in their own quiet way.
They add to the rhythms of our day, creating texture and relief. They offer a counterbalance to busyness with an opportunity to observe-digest-reflect. And sometimes, something emerges that surprises or delights us, we just needed to slow down enough to be present when it turned up.
Helen Mentha 