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living slow and simple on a meandering path by Crystal Riley Davi Degie of a Life in Progress.ca.

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Living slow and simple on a meandering path by Crystal Riley Davi Degie of a Life in Progress.ca.

I'm hardwired for slow and simple. Partly by nature, partly for self-protection.

This is how I've known to survive with a highly sensitive spirit and a tendency toward anxiety.

I've made conscious decisions from childhood to guard white space in my life and keep things simple.

I've chosen a slow path. This is not to say that I've never fallen into the trap of perfectionism,

performance, or people pleasing, nor that my life has been without seasons of struggle where I

felt so far beyond overwhelmed that I couldn't see my way back. Slow and steady is my favorite speed.

I care about where I'm going, not how fast. And deliberately choosing slow and simple has meant

staying off the well-being path, the well-lit path, to forge my own way. It has meant loosening my

grip on five and ten-year plans on a particular outcome. It has been breaking rules and reframing

what success looks and feels like, trusting that as long as I live aligned to my highest values,

I will end up somewhere good. It means choosing to enjoy each step of an unpredictable journey.

Life surprises us if we let it. Joseph Campbell wrote, quote,

if you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path.

Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path, end quote.

It's easy to get caught up in watching what others are doing, aligning with their vision,

living their dream, following in their brave footsteps. We need to be careful. Each of us is gifted

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