Hello and

welcome back to practicing human, the podcast where every day we're getting a little better at life.

I'm your host, Corey Miskara, and in today's episode,

we're going to talk about slowing down.

More to come on that in a moment.

First, let's settle in together with the sound of the bells. I'm going to Okay, so I'd like to start by sharing a poem that was shared to me by a student from the past retreat, Ileana.

And this poem is called Slow Dance

by David Weatherford. Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round or listen to the rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly?

When you ask, how are you?

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

Ever told your child will do it tomorrow, and in your haste not see his sorrow. Ever lost touch, let a good friendship

die because you never had time to call in and say hi. You'd better slow down. time is short, the

the time is short the music won't last

when you run so fast to get somewhere, you miss half the fun of getting there.

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