Slowing Down

Words & Photography
by Cloe Thomson



Do you ever get the sense that life is telling you to slow down? I’ve always struggled with trying to keep up and do all the things.

So yesterday at work when a massive cupboard door literally came off its hinges and fell right into my head, I took it as a sign (after tending to my headache and huge goose egg on my face). It definitely got me thinking about the bigger things in life: What if it had been worse? What would I have done? What if I had a really bad head injury? How would I work? How would I be a mom?

Gosh, life is too precious to waste my days trying to keep up. Trying to do all the things. Who cares if my home isn’t perfectly styled or if my kids are wearing clothes with stains? Really, those little things don’t matter. 

Gosh, life is too precious to waste my days trying to keep up. Trying to do all the things. Who cares if my home isn’t perfectly styled or if my kids are wearing clothes with stains? Really, those little things don’t matter. Know what I mean?