Life takes time. No matter how much you do, there is always more. No matter how wise you become, there is always more wisdom to be obtained. There is no rushing it. It goes on, and we go with it, changing every moment. Hopefully for the better.
In this instant gratification world we live in every moment is filled and every meal needs to be 30 minutes or less and change needs to be NOW. Instant.
But... despite our obsession with instant, some things are going to take a little (or a lot) of time and there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. And most of the things that take time are very much worth it. And every moment doesn't need to be filled with something taking my attention.
Which leads me to two conclusions we (as a couple) have come to in the past few days.
1) No more Netflix. Anthem and I have both felt convicted separately that it's time for it to go. We have to much we need to be doing and it's too easy to just turn it on and let it play. No more. It's time to retrain the brain to function without background noise (or at least as much of it). And this too will take time. It will not be an overnight transformation, but a small step in a direction we know we need to go. And we're not sure what it will look like as it goes on - I can't plan it - it takes time.
2) Some foods need time too. Not all meals can be made in 30 minutes or less. I love onion soups. I love them. But they need time. You can't just whip one of those up or your soup will taste like raw onion (which is tasty, but not in a soup). So I took the time to make a creamy onion soup. It was delicious. And it took almost two hours. And that's okay.
So... change doesn't happen overnight (all the time). And just because our society is a certain way, doesn't mean that life changes to match it. I really just want you to know that its okay to slow down. I needed to know that too.
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