Slowing Down In A High Speed World

I was inspired after watching the video detailing Anna Breytenbach’s ability to resonate, listen and respond to the animal world. 

It touched the part of me that knows we have the capacity to communicate in subtle dimensions. 

We are presently living in a world of high speed communication where achieving more at a faster pace is most valued. The advancements in technology have facilitated this. 

We are also  experiencing the effects of generational and developmental trauma which propel us into believing there is not enough time and so we frantically run towards what we think is missing.

We have paid a price; we have lost touch with ourselves and our natural rhythm. 

This has been a struggle in my life and this is why I resonate with Anna.

I notice this dissonance when I become aware that I cannot feel my body; my thoughts are running me and I feel pressured in time.

I notice this when my breathing becomes so shallow I lose touch with the physical sensation of my breathe expanding and releasing.

I notice this when I find myself emotionally shutting down, unable to receive from another, thus disrupting the balance of give and take.

How can we come back to our natural rhythm while living in this world of high speed technology?

Can we make the space and time to listen to what is going on inside of us and to discover--perhaps for the first time--what our natural rhythm may be?

We have been born into the rhythm of our parents which has been passed down through generations. If we are lucky this rhythm has resonated with us; we are then productive and can regulate the ebb and flow of life.

On the other hand we may have felt pressured to conform to our parents’ schedule; we have made theirs ours and we pay the price.

What was it like for you? Are you living your natural rhythm? Are your children living theirs?

This may be a beginning to find our own authentic space-time-rhythm to reconnect with ourselves and then connect to the natural world.

Perhaps then one day we can live into the place of Anna.

The world needs us to.