how slow can you go?

maybe not slow enough yet. not slow enough to see, to hear, to learn.
still rushing through life as though it were a race to some triumphant finish line
or just not paying attention to what it is that i'm actually doing in the moment.
mindlessly going. doing. keep busy. do it quickly. go. go. go.
in the past few days i've injured myself in several small ways: cuts, bangs, bruises and scrapes
all from not paying attention to what i was doing because i was moving too quickly. not noticing.
is it naive or wise to believe that everything in life can be seen as a lesson?
and when did i stop learning lessons from life?

speed can keep you from the lion's jaws

for me, there are no lions. no jaws or sharp claws.

why so fast? what haste? what urgency?

this time in my life is a gift.

it is time for me to look, listen, and learn. go slow. even slower. slower. ever so slow.