Quotes Tagged "slow-down"

Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.

Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.

Don't be in a hurry to achieve your dreams. Take a day to play with your kids and relax - your dreams will still be there tomorrow.

Don’t be afraid of taking the slow lane in life. It brings more happiness.

Poetry could surely slow a guy down.

Some of us would take our time, if we knew that we are rushing to our deaths.

Being in a hurry does not slow down time.

So as technology continues to speed ahead, I continue to read slowly, knowing that I am respecting the author's work and the story's lasting power. And I read slowly to drown out the noise and remember those who came before me, who were probably the first people who finally learned to control fire and circled their new power of flame and light and heat. And I read slowly to remember the Selfish Giant, how he finally tore that wall down and let the children run free through his garden. And I read slowly to pay homage to my ancestors, who were not allowed to read at all. They, too, must have circled fires, speaking softly of their dreams, their hopes, their futures. Each time we read, write or tell a story, we step inside their circle, and it remains unbroken. And the power of story lives on.